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NHTSA recall 00V103000

Trailer hitches

Gulf Toyota Tundra

Reported Apr 7, 20007,000 vehicles affectedGULF STATES TOYOTA, INC.Built Apr 1, 1999 – Mar 21, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with a tekonsha trailer hitch wiring harness and converter and distributed by gulf states toyota (texas, oklahoma, louisiana, arkansas, and mississippi). an electrical short circuit can occur if water enters the converter housing.

The risk

This short circuit could cause a failure of the converter, and if a trailer IS being towed at the time, can also cause inoperative trailer lights.

The remedy

This recall has been superseded by recall no. 02V-050.

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Vehicles in this recall

Gulf Toyota Tundra
19992000

Notes

Owner notification began june 9, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact gulf states toyota at 1-800-444-1074.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).