Campaign 22V-444Do not drive

Hub bolts on the wheels may loosen, causing a wheel to detach from the vehicle after low-mileage use

Defect summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Subaru Solterra and Toyota BZ4X vehicles. The hub bolts on the wheels may loosen, causing a wheel to detach from the vehicle after low-mileage use.

Consequence

A wheel detaching from a moving vehicle can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until they are repaired. Dealers will replace the hub bolts and wheels, free of charge. Letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 27, 2022. A second letter will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

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.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 22V444000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about wheels on these vehicles: 2, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 22V-444
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Subaru	Solterra	2023	0
Toyota	BZ4X	2023	2

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

23V-432 Jun 15, 2023
Lug nuts that attach the wheels to the vehicle may be loose, which can result in wheel detachment
18V-130 Feb 22, 2018
These wheels may not have been properly cooled during manufacturing
05E-077 Dec 22, 2005
Certain toyota tundra and sequoia trucks equipped with toyota racing development (trd) 20" alloy wheels sold and installed by toyota dealers as an…
03V-366 Oct 6, 2003
On certain passenger vehicles equipped with factory aluminum alloy wheels, the lug nut(s) may not secure the wheel properly to the hub assembly…