TOYOTA & LEXUS Land Cruiser 100 & 105, HiLux, LX470 – recall
REC-002445 · campaign 2506F · published 2002-06-12 · 86360 units · more TOYOTA & LEXUS
The defect
When the above models are regularly driven on rough corrugated roads at high speeds for long distances, the spare wheel winch wire cable may become frayed due to road transmitted vibration acting on the under body mounted spare wheel.
The hazard
What owners should do
All owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by letter. Owners are requested to return their vehicles to an authorised Toyota dealer for rectification.