Toyota Recalls 4Runners for Exhaust Tip Burn Hazard
Toyota is recalling 2010-2015 4Runners with aftermarket exhaust tips that may burn people standing behind the vehicle.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (exhaust burn) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential personal injury without confirmed fatalities or hospitalizations.
Plain-English summary
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Toyota 4Runner vehicles manufactured between September 3, 2009, and December 1, 2014. The recall involves vehicles equipped with accessory exhaust tips installed by SET or SET dealers. These exhaust tips may contact people and possibly burn them while they are standing behind the vehicle.
Contact with the exhaust tip may result in personal injury. SET will notify owners, and dealers will install a re-designed exhaust tip that is smaller in diameter and is more recessed behind the bumper, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2016.
Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET16D. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- TOYOTA 4RUNNER
- Brand
- TOYOTA
- Manufacturer
- Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Exhaust System
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 425
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- 4RUNNER
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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