Service And Parts

Toyota's massive repair job

The YouTube video (top) shows how a pickup frame is replaced. Above, the truck body is unbolted from the rusted frame. Above, the new frame, complete with powertrain and suspension, is being mated with the body.
November 20, 2016 05:00 AM
Timothy BloodBlood Hurst & O'Reardon

"Probably about 15 percent of the frames that get inspected will end up needing to be replaced. There are a lot of steps to it. And it is labor-intensive."

As many as 225,000 steel frames under Toyota Tacoma and Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs may need to be replaced, says a lawyer who helped settle a class-action lawsuit against Toyota over the frames' potential for rusting.

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