Toyota C-HR Tires Flunk Standard, But NHTSA Says No Biggie
Published Date: 8/13/2026
Notice
Summary
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) on behalf of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) (collectively referred to as "Toyota"), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2020-2021 Toyota C-HR motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 Kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less. Toyota filed a noncompliance report dated February 3, 2021, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA on February 26, 2021, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This notice announces the grant of Toyota's petition.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Owners of ~3,981 C‑HR Won't Get a Recall
If you own one of approximately 3,981 model year 2020–2021 Toyota C‑HR vehicles manufactured between September 16, 2019 and November 30, 2020, Toyota and NHTSA found the tire information placard incorrect (it lists 18‑inch tires though the vehicles were equipped with 17‑inch wheels) but judged the error inconsequential to safety. NHTSA granted Toyota an exemption from the notification and remedy duties in 49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120, so Toyota is not required to notify owners or remedy the placard error; correct tire size information is available on each tire's sidewall and in the owner's manual and the placard's cold inflation pressure is correct.
Dealers Still Restricted From Selling Noncompliant Vehicles
Even though NHTSA exempted Toyota from owner notification and remedy duties, vehicle distributors and dealers remain prohibited from selling, offering for sale, or introducing into interstate commerce the noncompliant vehicles that were under their control after Toyota notified them the noncompliance existed.
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