2012 TPMS light Disabled

I'm not sure why

After the light flashes 3x did you switch the ignition off and restart the vehicle?

 

TREAD Act of 2000

The TREAD Act was passed in the fall of 2000 following the Ford/Firestone crisis. Congress wanted to make tires safer for the motoring public. The TREAD Act has nine components that affect the tire industry.

Ø Tire testing standards
Ø Tire labeling requirements
Ø Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
Ø Early warning reporting system
Ø Safety recalls in Foreign countries
Ø Sale or lease of recalled ties
Ø Reimbursement prior to recall
Ø Acceleration of recall
Ø Disposal of recalled tires.

Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)

The TREAD act requires the installation of tire pressure monitoring systems that warn the driver when a tire is significantly under-inflated. It includes all passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000lbs or less. That includes almost all Passenger and Light Truck vehicles with the exception of vehicles with dual rear wheels. The TREAD Act is very specific in that a TPMS system need only warn the driver in the event that a tire is determined to be significantly under-inflated. According to the specifications of the Act, this could mean a tire would need to be under-inflated by as much as 25% before the TPMS telltale would alert the driver. The current TPMS mandate applies only to passenger cars, SUV's, vans and Light trucks below 10,000 lbs GVW. However a ?phase II? ruling covering vehicles heavier than 10,000 lbs is already in the works. Although the current mandate began with 2004 model year vehicles, TPMS systems were first seen in the US on some 1997 vehicles. Regardless, by September 1st 2007, all vehicles sold in the US must have tire pressure monitoring systems.

See the final legislation here:

http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/rulings/TPMSnprmPost2Cir/TPMSnprmPost2Cir.html

http://summittire.com/?PageData=59921

 

^FYI Toyota stopped putting TPMS sensors in spare tires from 2008 onwards.

 

Greenpants, just by an off chance did you buy your truck new? If not, is it possible if the rims were changed there are no tire sensors which is why the dash light will not rest?

 

Yes , I did buy it new. I will try again though. It is starting to make me crazy. Thanks for the encouragement.

greenpants....mike

 

How long do the batteries last,

I wonder if the folks at a Discount Tire would be nice enough to "scan" or "listen" to your valve stems for the TPMS sending it's data to the receiver. With the handheld unit they have to identify them,

You have been through the loop with this bro,

My money is on a sensor is dead,

 

I do not have sensors in my wheels .I thought there was on in my spare tire. Guess the 09s don't. So I do not have a way to turn off the dash light . I just put some black tape over the TPMS light. I am done with it !thanks to all you guys for the help.

greenpants....mike

 

10-4,

 

Over & Out Greenpants, sorry it didn't work for you.

 

The TPMS light on my 2010 DCSB has been on for the last month.

Finally, I took it to Les Schwab to get the bad sensor(s) replaced.

The tech came in after about 30 minutes and said he was able to reset them with his computer and the light was now off.

This next part is what shocked me the most; the tech then stated.

"By the way, there's no charge today, just think of Les Schwab next time you need tires."

You know I will!

 

Thank you VIGO for the write up on how to disable the TPMS light. My winter wheels don't have the sensors in them and the TPMS light stays on which is a nuisance. I think I'll try this and install a switch.

 

Just want to say "Mahalo" for the info on how to disable the TPMS light for my son's 2014 Tacoma!

 

Sub'd in case the system ever has a problem on my truck. I like the system just fine, I guess, but not enough to pay anything to fix it. Thanks for the write up.

 

Thank you for this. Super easy 20 minute mod and no more light. I was going to do the pipe mod, but this is so much quicker.

 

Just did this on my 09 seems like it works, no light.....what a pain in the dick to get that thing plugged back in tho

 

Sub'd cuz I'm not putting sensors in my sr8s

 

I'd personally just take out the gauge cluster, then remove the LED for TPMS. Problem solved. Would take about 30 minutes to do.

 

Did this today. Works like a champ! Great Job OP!

 

Does this method work on a 2013?