May 22, 2003
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 123,360 Tacoma pickup trucks from 2001 through 2003 model years because the fuel system may leak and cause a fire.
The problem was found during government side-impact crash tests that damaged a fuel hose, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its Web site. Toyota will install a protector for the hose, the agency said. NHTSA didn't say whether there have been any accidents of injuries related to the defect.
Toyota will start notifying owners in July, NHTSA said.
NHTSA in early May gave the Tacoma its highest safety rating for protecting occupants in the side-impact crash. The agency also warned that there was a chance of a fuel leak.
