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RECALL FJ60 Gas Tank Recall Update: January 2020
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I had my sons 62 tank replaced in 2013 or 14 by the local dealer, I was told it was one of or the last tank available. We had to piece the kit together due to complete kit being NLA
Groove Toyota in Denver honored the recall with no issues in October 2020. Went back there with another eligible 60 in December and they denied me … got a surprise call last week that they changed their mind. Did the pre-inspection and order some “while they’re in there” parts today: fuel level sender/gasket/screws, crossmember bolts/washers/nuts, and filler tube that’s not included in the TSB parts list, and the gasket at the top of the filler. Work is scheduled for next week, fingers crossed this gets done. So far the service writer Ryan is great to work with. Don at the parts counter I’ve worked extensively and is also great.
Change the pickup tube as well; the old one is likely rusted and it's only a $60 part.
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Buy one of my vent hose kits and I’ll throw in a pickup tube for $30…
They’re all usually dried out and most are NLA.
They’re all usually dried out and most are NLA.
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Can confirm. Mine is dried out lol plan on ordering one soon
Hey, anybody have any luck with getting a gas tank for their 60? I just bought a 60 that has not ever had the recall work done but my local toyota dealer denied the job. Said that Toyota told them the parts are no longer available. Is there another way to try to get this done? I realize its an old truck and its likely a long shot, but my local dealer is not great on customer service or doing anything extra.
Zjohnsonua
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Try a smaller dealer.
The service kit PN listed in the recall is NLA. But most of the parts in it, namely the tank, still are. The dealer has to be willing to piece the kit together from the loose components to execute the recall. Some aren't willing to do that.
Agree with the above comment. Keep trying other dealers. Earlier in this thread there's a nuclear option: calling Toyota corporate and essentially having them force a local dealer to do the work.
Look up the TSB (Toyota Service Bulletin) for this recall, it's on Mud. Essentially it requires a "part number" to fix. The part number is is a kit that contains 17 (maybe it's 13?) parts. Because a handful of those parts are discontinued, it makes the kit part number in the TSB discontinued. This is where dealerships have ground to stand on when denying the work. The gas tank is the most important piece and that is available. I think the missing sub-parts are all hoses, but the dealership can cut hoses to length off a big spool and have the same thing - or reuse your old hoses.
When you finally get a dealership to play ball, it might be worth adding on some extra work: fuel sender, filler neck gasket, and any other parts that are still available as a "while you're in there" kind of thing so you don't have to drop the tank any time soon later on. The techs might appreciate fresh hardware for everything as well.
Get some ammunition in your hands, namely the TSB, get knowledgeable, and call some more dealers. Let them know you have some paid work you want them to do while they're in there so they're making a few extra bucks. Keep at it and you'll get it done.
reddog90
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P. 5 of this thread. Check if any part numbers have been superseded or now discontinued from my post in 2022. You have to be knowledgeable and persistent.After 4.5 months of working with corporate and contacting 5 different dealerships, I finally got my recall done at Gulf Coast Toyota in Angleton.
Only 5 of the 17 parts within the recall kit are truly discontinued right now, and those 5 are all fuel hoses. The tank and the other 12 parts in the recall kit are still available, some with superseded part numbers. But dealerships just say "we can't get the parts" without really trying, and corporate can't force them to do this recall. I had been telling corporate and every dealership I talked to that I was willing to use bulk line for the 5 hoses that are discontinued, but I wanted to use Toyota for everything else since it was still available. I called Will at Charles Maund before I dropped my truck off at Gulf Coast. He confirmed that the only part he was able to actually get for @aer0397 was the tank, and they used bulk hose for everything else. I started to think that this was probably what every dealership that still does this recall does. I was out of dealerships within a reasonable distance to contact and Gulf Coast was willing to "start the recall work with the tank on hand, and order the other parts from Toyota as needed." My PO had replaced all the fuel lines before I bought the truck, so Gulf Coast just reused all of that. I left a new OEM fuel gauge sending unit and suction tube set in the back of the truck to install in the new tank. This has been a giant PITA, but I got my 35 year old tank replaced for free. I am not sure what the disconnect is on dealerships that are actually willing to do this recall, but they're not willing or able to order the ~$110 in small miscellaneous parts from the recall kit that are still available.
Thanks everyone. I'll give it another go with some more knowledge and info. Our dealership is a pretty small local one, but their standard answer seems to usually be some form of "can't do it".
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There is a possibility that the 60 carbureted tanks are gone, just like the 62s. If that is truly the case you have two courses of action. Option number one is that you have Toyota buy the vehicle back from you. You will NOT get what nice ones bring on the open market. If you have a rust bucket that may be the way to go.
Option number two is you buy an aftermarket oversize tank such as an LRA out of Australia.
Toyota will not pay anything if you chose to retain the vehicle. Their obligation is limited to repairing the vehicle, provided parts are still available, or offering to buy the vehicle back. They do not have to buy the vehicle back "at any price". They get to asign the "current value" You get to take it or leave it.
Bottom line is whoever owned that vehicle 34 years ago should have taken it in to get upgraded at that time...
Option number two is you buy an aftermarket oversize tank such as an LRA out of Australia.
Toyota will not pay anything if you chose to retain the vehicle. Their obligation is limited to repairing the vehicle, provided parts are still available, or offering to buy the vehicle back. They do not have to buy the vehicle back "at any price". They get to asign the "current value" You get to take it or leave it.
Bottom line is whoever owned that vehicle 34 years ago should have taken it in to get upgraded at that time...
I went back in to my local dealer and asked to talk with the parts and service manager. Waited a bit, then had a great conversation with him. He said he would try to source as many parts as he could and let me know what he found. Got a call yesterday. They have a tank coming as well as a few other parts that are still available. Some of the necessary parts that are no longer available from OEM, they said I'd probably have to pay fo out of pocket. I said "no problem". My truck is scheduled for a new tank late next week. Pretty crazy, really.
John Staton
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thats exciting. Go ahead and let them order you a new OEM pickup for it. Yours will be rusted and gross. You may be able to save a few dollars buying it somewhere else but I think I ended up paying just over $200 once it was all said and done (see my receipt I posted).
As is typical for my local dealer, they are trying to charge as much as possible for everything.
$93 for hoses
$331 for the sending unit
$25 for a fuel filter
$17 for other hoses.
Not sure what to do except take it and figure I'm not going to get out of there nearly as unscathed as I'd hoped.
$93 for hoses
$331 for the sending unit
$25 for a fuel filter
$17 for other hoses.
Not sure what to do except take it and figure I'm not going to get out of there nearly as unscathed as I'd hoped.
You would be responsible for a fuel filter and a sending unit.~ 330 bucks for the sender is crazy. The current published list price is ~244 bucks
Ya. I knew I would be responsible for all this stuff. Just can't believe how bad they're gouging me on the prices. Is there a website where I can check the list price?
John Staton
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Could I have them reinstall the old one and replace it myself? I can just go in from the access in the cargo area. Ya? I can get an OEM sending unit from city racer for $125
Also does anyone know if the pick up unit was covered of the recall because that part wasnt on the list of extras.
Also does anyone know if the pick up unit was covered of the recall because that part wasnt on the list of extras.