# 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `919303` · 2012-05-18 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Miles at failure:** 169,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
LOSS OF SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY DUE TO RUST  TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE WHEEL ASSEMBLY  WILL REPLACE THE RUSTED TIRE HOLDER  BUT NOT THE TIRE TOYOTA REPLACED THE FRAME ON A RECALL AND DID NOT REPLACE THE RUSTED SPARE TIRE HOLDER   THIS IS NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF TOYOTA SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN THE SPARE TIRE CAME LOOSE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH.  *TR
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