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Toyota Motor North America certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.

NHTSA campaign 04V-434 · Reported August 9, 2004 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Toyota Motor North America
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RESISTOR, WHICH WILL DECREASE THE LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF THE DRL.
COST
Free

The short version

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. reported a problem with the exterior lighting headlights. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT MEET LUMINOUS INTENSITY STANDARD.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS CONDITION COULD BLIND THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RESISTOR, WHICH WILL DECREASE THE LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF THE DRL, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 04V-434.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 04V-434

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

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