Feds probe Toyota Tundra
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday opened a preliminary investigation into corrosion on 218,000 Toyota Tundra pickups—the latest safety issue to dog the Japanese automaker, The Detroit News reported.
In a notice on its Web site, NHTSA said its Office of Defects Investigation had opened a preliminary probe into corrosion linked to spare tires and brake lines on 2000 and 2001 model year Tundras, the paper said. The government said it has “received 20 reports on the subject vehicles that relate to spare tire separation and brake system failures as a result of severe frame corrosion,” the News reported.
NHTSA said 15 reports allege the underbody-mounted spare tire “separated from the rear crossmember,” and five reports alleged brake lines broke on the driver’s side of the “rear crossmember at upper shock mount,” the paper said.
A Toyota spokesperson said the company is aware of the NHTSA investigation and was conducting its own evaluation of the issue, the story said. (The Detroit News)
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