Toyota Tundra Recall, overloading danger

Do you own one of these potentially lemon Toyota Tundra trucks?

Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s):
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2011
Manufacturer: GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC.Mfr's Report Date: DEC 14, 2011
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V588000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Potential Number of Units Affected: 502
Summary:
 GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TUNDRA VEHICLES THAT HAVE AN INACCURATE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY LABEL. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, “TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.”
Consequence:
 AN INACCURATE LABEL COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE OVERLOADING WHICH COULD RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
 GULF STATES TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL PROVIDE A CORRECTED LABEL
Labels may not seem important - until they tell the owner the wrong thing. And that can make it dangerous. If you own a lemon Toyota truck and your dealer isn't helping you, we can. Getting rid of lemon Toyota trucks is what we do. Getting your money back (or a new truck) is only fair. Making Toyota pay our legal fees? Well, that just makes it even better.

If you've got a lemon Toyota, call us on our toll free Toyota lemon law hotline at 1.888.331.6422 for free lemon law help. Or email us right now for a free case review.


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Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented literally thousands of consumers in "lemon" lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other Consumer Law attorneys. From 2005 through 2018, attorney Ronald L. Burdge has been named as the only Lemon Law Ohio Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine and Thomson Reuters Corp., Professional Division. Burdge restricts his practice to Lemon Law and Consumer Law cases. The Ohio Super Lawyer results are published annually in the January issue of Cincinnati Magazine. Ronald L. Burdge was named Consumer Law Trial Lawyer of the Year 2004 by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the nation's largest organization of consumer law private and government attorneys. "Your impact on the auto industry has been magnified many times over because of the trail you blazed for others," stated NACA's Executive Director, Will Ogburn. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in Ohio, Kentucky and elsewhere since 1978 and is a frequent lecturer to national, state and local Bar Associations and Judicial organizations. Burdge is admitted to Ohio's state and federal courts, Kentucky's state courts, and Indiana's federal courts. Other court admissions are on a "pro hac" temporary, case by cases basis.