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Toyota Tundra load capacity label shows wrong weight limit

NHTSA campaign 18V900000 · Reported 2018-12-19 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

medium How serious is it? About this label

Moderate — the truck itself is not defective and the notice does not tell owners to stop driving, but going by the wrong number can leave you overloaded and at greater risk of a crash.

What's wrong, in plain English

Some 2019 Toyota Tundra trucks with a spray-in bed liner got a sticker showing the wrong maximum load. The number was calculated incorrectly, so the label says the truck can carry more weight in people and cargo than it actually should. If you load up to the amount on that sticker, the truck ends up carrying more than it is built for, and an overloaded truck is more likely to be in a crash. Toyota mailed owners a corrected label to replace the wrong one.

What you should do

1. Look up your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm your Tundra is covered. 2. Until you have the corrected label, avoid loading the truck near the limit printed on the old sticker. 3. Contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 (recall J08) if you did not receive the free replacement label.

Affected vehicles (1)

Who to contact

Toyota — official Toyota recall lookup

Customer service: 1-800-331-4331

Any franchised dealer for the brand can do the repair. Phone numbers are taken from manufacturer sites and recent NHTSA notices; if one has changed, the number in your own recall letter is the one to use.

The bigger picture

Official notice

Component
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Toyota Tundra standard and long bed trucks equipped with a spray-in bed liner. The load carrying capacity modification label may have been incorrectly calculated. If the label is followed, the vehicle may be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Safety risk
An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota has notified owners, and provided corrected load carrying capacity labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 2019. The recall number is J08. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.

Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.