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The load carrying capacity modification labels are incorrect.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, \"Tire Selection and Rims.\"","consequence":"An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"SET will mail replacement labels to owners, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 4, 2022.  Owners may contact SET's customer service at 954-429-2000.  SET's number for this recall is SET22A.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SET22A","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":97,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":36,"crash":3,"fire":1,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Steering",13],["Suspension",10],["Service Brakes",6],["Wheels",4],["Forward Collision Avoidance",3],["Electrical System",3]],"by_year":{"2020":1,"2021":12,"2022":5,"2023":3,"2024":4,"2025":5,"2026":6},"excerpts":[["2023-07-09","Steering","I have a Toyota 4runner 2021. I'm actually presenting steering wheel shake and a feeling of unstable suspension issues in the front end during highway speeds more than 60 MPH. I when to the dealership and they align and balance the tires. But problem still happens. They said that not problem has been found when they ve\u2026"],["2023-05-10","Steering","I purchased the vehicle from a Dealer. During a test drive I noticed a shake in the steering wheel that represented a wheel balance issue. The dealership acknowledged that, according to their techs that it was a wheel issue. A new set of tires was ordered mounted and balanced. I have been dealing with the issue of some\u2026"],["2023-02-04","Service Brakes","was going to work on rt 80 east had cruise control on and was getting off exit 45 in new jersey to get bus into manhattan at approx 430 amwhile getting off highway stepped on brakes pedal went to floor tried pumping nothing happened nor did criuise control disengage or collision warning come on a total collapse of syst\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV 2WD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.246,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.246,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":36,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":17,"ncap":4,"complaints":36},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}