Recall 10V160000: Spare Tire Retainer Cable Corrosion

VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S):

Toyota/Sienna 1998-2010

MANUFACTURER: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

MFR'S REPORT DATE: April 16, 2010

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V160000

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A

COMPONENT: Structure

POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: ?

SUMMARY:
Toyota is recalling certain model year 1998 through 2010 Sienna passenger vehicles manufactured between August 7, 1997 and January 4, 2010, currently registered in or originally sold in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington District of Columbia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The subject vehicles are equipped with the spare tire stowed under the vehicle. If the vehicle is operated in the cold climate regions of the United States where road salt is frequently used, water splashed backwards with high concentrations of road salt can reach the spare tire carrier and corrode the spare tire carrier assembly cable.

CONSEQUENCE:
The cable may break due to excessive corrosion and the spare tire may separate from the vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.

REMEDY:
The manufacturer has not yet provided the agency with a remedy and notification schedule. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

NOTES:
Owners may also 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.