Ute that sells for $160,000 recalled over safety issue

Hundreds of Toyota utes that person been recalled complete an rumor pinch nan reverse lights.

The callback affects models from Toyota Tundra VXKH75 regular, Limited, and Platinum scope from 2022 to 2024.

This amounts to 831 affected units astir nan country.

The recall notice said a manufacturing defect could let moisture to participate nan soul circuit committee of nan reverse lamps, meaning they mightiness not ray up erstwhile nan car is successful reverse.

The rear-view camera whitethorn besides go activated while driving.

The Tundra sells from a starting value of $159,990.

"If nan postulation down is incapable to place if nan conveyance is reversing, it could summation nan consequence of an mishap causing superior wounded aliases decease to conveyance occupants and/or different roadworthy users," nan announcement read.

Toyota will interaction owners of nan affected cars to counsel them of nan recall, and will interaction them again later erstwhile parts are available.

When that happens, owners will beryllium capable to make an assignment astatine their preferred Toyota trader to hole nan issue, free of charge.

Find retired much online aliases interaction Toyota connected 1800 987 366.

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