Truck Owners Concerned about Injury and Accident Dangers Due to Severe Corrosion Causing Brake Failure and Detached Spare Tires

Picture yourself driving down the road in your truck suddenly you hear a loud noise of something large falling out onto the ground.  Immediately you begin to try to figure out what it was and are concerned that the drivers in back of you do not hit whatever just fell off of your truck.  Another situation you can try to imagine is driving down the highway and suddenly realizing that your brakes are not working like they were the other day.  Maybe they are not working as well as they should to help slow you down or maybe the brakes are not working at all.  You find yourself struggling to stop or not able to stop at all.  A sudden fear arises for you, your passengers and the drivers of the cars around you.  

These scenarios may seem unrealistic, far fetched or over-exaggerated but the Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into an issue that is possibly occurring with Toyota Tundra's that could very well create either one of these scenarios.  

So far the NHTSA has received over 20 reports of the Tundra trucks having corrosion issues so severe that it results in brake failure or the spare tire mount falling from the truck.  The NHTSA says that 5 of the reports have been of corrosion causing brake lines to break and 15 reports of under-mounted body of the spare tire separating.  They also have said that the recent issue that they have just started hearing reports of recently is starting to generate calls almost everyday with people filing complaints.  

The recent reports that have been made have sparked an investigation by the NHTSA which will be targeted at 2000-2001 Toyota Tundra's.  This investigation comes just days after Toyota and the CPSC announced a recall consisting of 3.8 Million Toyota and Lexus cars for a problem with their floor mats in the car causing the accelerator pedal to get stuck in an engaged position and causing uncontrollable high speed rapid acceleration. 

The reports of the severe corrosion on the 200-2001 Toyota Tundra trucks so far have been limited to cold weather states such as Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Colorado and 16 other states.  

The NHTSA is trying to investigate this issue as quickly as possible with the winter season approaching soon.  According to the NHTSA they will be trying to work on this matter and decide if a recall needs to be issued as soon as possible to avoid accidents and injuries due to brake failure and spare tires detaching from severe corrosion.   

If your Toyota Tundra has severe corrosion and has caused brake failure or a detachment of the spare tire mount you can report the incident, accident and/or injuries to the NHTSA by filling out a complaint form.   If you have suffered injuries from a truck or car defect you may want to consider contacting a personal injury lawyer to handle your injury case.