1988 Toyota Land Cruiser

The contact owns a 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 89V155000 (Seat Belts) and 91V110000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available and was no longer being produced. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

I HAVE A 1988 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER. THERE IS A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN (M01) NHTSA CAMPAIGN #91V110000 THAT DIRECTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL GAS TANK WITH ONE WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED DESIGN. I SPOKE TO MY DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY REFFERED ME TO SERVCO PACIFIC WHICH IS THE TOYOTA DISTRIBUTOR FOR MY AREA. I SPOKE WITH A MAN NAMED FRED KITAJIMA WHOM IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FOR SERVCO. HE TOLD ME THAT A CHECK OF MY VIN NUMBER [XXX] SHOWED THAT THE REPLACEMENT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE ON 05/29/1992, AND THAT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FURTHER SERVICE. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT SERVCO PUTS A TEN - YEAR CAP ON SSCS, SO EVEN IF THE FUEL TANK HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED, THEY WOULD NOT DO IT ANYWAY. MY VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CAB, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO TRACK DOWN THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT I HAVE A FAULTY "VAPOR CONTROL VALVE" WHICH THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE. I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN WHAT THE PART NUMBER WAS ON THE FUEL TANK THAT IS NOW ON MY VEHICLE AND HE GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING #: [XXX]. I CHECKED SSC M01 AND IT READS THAT THE FUEL TANK IS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED WITH PART #: [XXX]. I FEEL THAT MY FUEL TANK HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AS STATED BY SERVCO PACIFIC AND THAT THEY, SERVCO PACIFIC, IS EITHER NEGLIGENT OR MISTAKEN. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)