Suck on that Toyota

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Well no shit it wasn't just the rust.

The letter they sent me stated the frame could crack BEACASE of the rust. They did replace thousands of trucks, with no Government pushing.

Fuck dude, they must have combed through a shit ton of DMV registration records, to even find me in the first place. I bought it used from a private party, and never once went to a dealership for service.

Explain that.

JC

They use R.L. Polk vehicle registration data to locate current owners. Every vehicle that is registered is stored in a database containing current customer information which can be given legally (the OEMs have to pay for the data though) without customer consent barring a safety related issue.

Most likely someone filed a complaint on the frame (or an accident occured/lawsuit etc.) and NTSHA was notified. Then, the issue was monitored for other occurences. If the number of occurences exceeded some threshold, then NTSHA will force Toyota to perform a recall. Again I can assure you the company was forced to replace or buy out your vehicle. Don't be fooled.

You want to know when a company takes care of you? Buy a vehicle with a 3/36 and then have something break at 45k (not emission or safety related). If the OEM pays for some of the labor or parts, then they are taking care of you. I can bet Toyota would tell you to go pound sand.