{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 13V494: Model Year 2012-2013 Tacoma",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v494/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V494 (Toyota): If the spare tire/wheel is installed on the vehicle using the lug nuts from another wheel, damage to the wheel could result and may...",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Tacoma, model years 2012 to 2013. Filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 17 October 2013. 979 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Tacoma vehicles equipped with 18\" Maverick Alloy Wheels. In the affected vehicles, the spare tire requires the use of a different style of lug nut to attach it to the vehicle than the other wheels use. These lug nuts were not provided … 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: “If the spare tire/wheel is installed on the vehicle using the lug nuts from another wheel, damage to the wheel could result and may eventually lead to a loose wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.” 13V494 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC Tires:Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire 17 October 2013 2012-2013 TOYOTA TACOMA If the spare tire/wheel is installed on the vehicle using the lug nuts from another wheel, damage to the wheel could result and may eventually lead to a loose wheel, increasing the risk of a crash. SET will notify owners, and dealers will: (a) Install a Warning Labe",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:33:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T07:37:08+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 13V494: Model Year 2012-2013 Tacoma\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v494/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}