Toyota Tacoma 1996 Instruction Manual page 191

Part 9
REPORTING SAFETY
DEFECTS FOR U.S.
OWNERS, UNIFORM
TIRE GRADING AND
CAMPER
INFORMATION
Reporting safety defects for
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U.S. owners
Uniform tire quality grading
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Camper information
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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 inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA)
addition to notifying Toyota Motor
Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toll-free: 1-
800-331-4331).
If NHTSA receives
complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of
vehicles, it may order a recall and
remedy campaign.
NHTSA cannot become involved
in individual problems between
you, your dealer, or Toyota Motor
Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may either
call the Auto Safety Hotline
toll-free at 1-800-424-9393 (or
366-0123 in Washington D.C.
area) or write to: NHTSA. U.S.
Department of Transportation.
Washington D.C. 20590. You can
also obtain other
about motor vehicle safety from
the Hotline.
Uniform tire quality grading
(except vehicles with 31 x 10.5R
15LT tires)
This information has been prepared in ac-
cordance with regulations issued by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration of the U.S. Department of Trans-
portation. It provides the purchasers and/
or prospective purchasers of Toyota
vehicles with information on uniform tire
in
quality grading.
Your Toyota dealer will help answer any
questions you may have as you read this
information.
DOT quality grades—All passenger
similar
vehicle tires must conform to Federal
Safety Requirements in addition to
these grades. These quality grades are
molded on the sidewall.
Treadwear—The treadwear grade is a
However,
comparative rating based on the wear
rate of the tire when tested under con-
trolled conditions on a specified govern-
ment 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 conditions of their use, however,
and may depart significantly from the
norm due to variations in driving habits,
service practices and differences in road
characteristics and climate.
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