{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 12V158: Model Year 2012 Tacoma Trucks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v158/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V158 (Toyota): AN INCORRECT PLACARD COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER SPARE TIRE USE OR REPLACEMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK...",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Tacoma, model year 2012. Filed by Gulf States Toyota, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 10 April 2012. 672 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Gulf states toyota (gst) is recalling certain model year 2012 tacoma trucks. the tire and loading information placard on each vehicle contains inaccurate spare tire size and cold inflation pressure information. thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “AN INCORRECT PLACARD COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER SPARE TIRE USE OR REPLACEMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V158 GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. Equipment:Other:Labels 10 April 2012 2012-2012 TOYOTA TACOMA AN INCORRECT PLACARD COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER SPARE TIRE USE OR REPLACEMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. GST WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND SEND EACH OWNER A CORRECTED PLACARD, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. AT 1-713-744-3465. This campaign is in the register but not y",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:22:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:52:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 12V158: Model Year 2012 Tacoma Trucks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v158/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}