Tacoma Frame Rust Repair

It was another significant event in the toyota tacoma frame rust recall.

Tacoma frame rust repair.

There is no repair that would be cost effective. A total of 690 000 trucks affected in the us received notifications to get their vehicles repaired in november. Auto rust s line of safetcap frame repair kits were created to assist in repairing vehicles in the shop and over time has developed into a line of diy frame saving kits that can be installed by a qualified technician anywhere in the world. Fits 1996 2004 the xtracab 2wd and 4wd models.

However between may and september of 2014 toyota did come across many broken leaf springs and decided to conduct a recall. For all practical purposes my tacoma has stage iv car cancer and is not long for this world. When we inspect the damage it is usually located from the center of the frame rails to the rear leaf spring front mounting bracket area. Our kit is designed to repair the frame where the spring mount is located in front of the rear tire.

The spring mount will need to be cut away from the frame then re attached after. The good news we have access to repair kits that allow us to save the vehicle from going to the salvage yard. There is essentially no rust anywhere on the body but the frame is corroding rapidly. Toyota has admitted that there was a manufacturing defect and the frames were not adequately treated to prevent corrosion.

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