2010–2015 Toyota 4Runner recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Toyota 4Runner vehicles manufactured September 3, 2009, to December 1, 2014. The affected vehicles may be equipped with accessory exhaust tips installed by SET or SET dealers that may contact people and possibly burn them while they are standing behind the vehicle.
💥 The risk
Contact with an exhaust tip may result in personal injury.
🔧 The fix
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 September 15, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET16D.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V577000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SET16D
- Manufacturer
- Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 425
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
- Owner phone
- 1-866-405-4226
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 15, 2016
- Built
- Sep 3, 2009 – Dec 1, 2014
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- 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.