NHTSA Recall #03V146000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
29,482 4 Runners recalled
2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER -- On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with V6 engines, the fuel pulsation damper, located on the fuel rail, may have been improperly assembled, causing a diaphragm in the pulsation damper to be damaged. If the diaphragm fails, fuel may leak.
This could result in an engine compartment fire if a heat source or an ignition source is present.
Dealers will replace the pulsation damper. Owner notification began May 5, 2003. 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 Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning recall #03V146000 »
NHTSA Recall #02V339000 WHEELS
176 4 Runners recalled
2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER -- On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with five factory alloy wheels (model 6934 and 6936), with factory llat, and with port installed WR4, four alloy wheel upgrade processed at the jacksonville, Florida port and distributed by southeast Toyota distributors in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, when the vehicles were processed at the port, an alloy tire/wheel upgrade was installed. The upgrade included 4 alloy wheels. The original spare tire/alloy wheel was not changed. The spare tire requires the use of a different style of wheel nut to attach it to the vehicle.
If the spare tire/wheel is installed on the vehicle using the wheel nuts provided for the upgrade alloy wheel, damage to the wheel could result and could eventually lead to a loose wheel.
Owners will be provided with different style lug nuts, a warning label for the spare re/alloy wheel, and an owner's manual addendum. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning recall #02V339000 »