Toyota Sienna 2000 Operating Manual page 274

Reporting safety defects
for U.S. owners
If you believe that your vehicle
has a defect which could cause a
crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately in-
form the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) in
addition to notifying Toyota Motor
Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
(Toll- free: 1- 800- 331- 4331).
If NHTSA receives similar com-
plaints, it may open an investiga-
tion, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of ve-
hicles, it may order a recall and
remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved
in individual problems between
you, your dealer, or Toyota Motor
Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
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To contact NHTSA, you may either
call the Auto Safety Hotline toll-
free at 1- 800- 424- 9393
366- 0123 in Washington,
area) or write to: NHTSA. U.S.De-
partment of Transportation. Wash-
ington, D.C. 20590. You can also
obtain other information about mo-
tor vehicle safety from the Hotline.
Uniform tire quality grading
This information has been prepared in ac-
cordance with regulations issued by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
(or
tration of the U.S. Department of Trans-
D.C.
portation. It provides the purchasers and/
or prospective purchasers
vehicles with information on uniform tire
quality grading.
Your Toyota dealer will help answer any
questions you may have as you read this
information.
DOT quality grades—All passenger car
tires must conform to Federal Safety
Requirements in addition
grades. These quality
molded on the sidewall.
Treadwear—The treadwear
comparative rating based on the wear rate
of the tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified government test
course. For example, a tire graded 150
would wear one and a half (1- 1/2) times
as well on the government course as a
tire graded 100. The relative performance
of tires depends upon the actual condi-
tions of their use, however, and may de-
part significantly from the norm due to
variations in driving habits, service prac-
tices and differences in road characteris-
tics and climate.
of Toyota
to these
grades are
grade is a