NHTSA campaign 08E029000 · Equipment recall
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS Recall 08E-029: AFTERMARKET ALLOY WHEEL LUG NUTS
NHTSA recall 08E029000 is an equipment recall reported by SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS on March 31, 2008, with 216 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Tundra for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on April 21, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08E029000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
This is an equipment recall filed by SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 08E029000 (also written 08E-029 or 08E029)
- Filed by
- SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 216 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08E029000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Toyota
Toyota Tundra
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08E029000.
Defect description
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING ALLOY WHEEL LUG NUTS USED FOR THE 18" DIAMOND FINISH 5-SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS AND 20" PAINTED ALLOY WHEELS WITH 6-DUAL SPOKES SOLD AS AN UPGRADE PACKAGE FOR 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA MODEL VEHICLES. THE WHEEL NUTS CAN CRACK AND BREAK IF THE WHEELS ARE NOT INSTALLED CAREFULLY OR NOT CAREFULLY TIGHTENED. THIS WHEEL NUT CONDITION COULD OCCUR AT THE TIME OF WHEEL INSTALLATION, TIRE ROTATION, OR SERVICE.
Safety consequence
CRACKED OR BROKEN WHEEL NUTS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE WHEEL NUTS WITH A MORE ROBUST WHEEL NUT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA CUSTOMER LOYALTY DEPARTMENT TOLL-FREE AT 800-301-6859.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08E029000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.