Toyota Distributors Recall 424,000 Vehicles for Tire Labels

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-26/toyota-distributors-recall-vehicles-for-tire-labels-update2-.html

May 26, 2010, 1:30 PM EDT

(Updates with Toyota comment in third paragraph.)

By Angela Greiling Keane

May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Distributors for Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest automaker, recalled more than 424,000 vehicles because labels detailing the load-carrying capacity of tires were missing or less accurate than required.

The recalls by Gulf States Toyota Inc. of Houston and Southeast Toyota Distributors of Deerfield Beach, Florida, were posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. They include Sienna minivans, Prius hybrids and Camry and Corolla sedans. Owners of the affected vehicles, which included model years from 2005 to 2011, will be notified by mail.

“The true vehicle load-carrying capacity is important to know,” said Brian Lyons, a spokesman for Toyota’s U.S. unit, based in Torrance, California. The data is particularly significant for vehicles such as trucks that may have heavy accessories including running boards or light racks added, he said.

FULL story at link.