2019 Tacoma brake light leak

I own a 2019 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 limited and recently had my truck in shop for several months for brake light recall…..when I got it back the musty smell was not noticeable but now I’m starting to smell a musty smell again. Anyone else having same problem?

 

Welcome to TW...what did they fix to keep it a couple months?

 

They have a TSB for that.

 

It is neither a TSB or a Recall.

It is a Service Campaign.
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10154796-9999.pdf

"The Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp on the involved vehicles has a seal between the lamp and the vehicle body which can deteriorate over time. If the seal deteriorates sufficiently, water from outside the vehicle could leak into the vehicle cabin through the seal.
Remedy
Any authorized Toyota dealer will inspect the vehicles headliner to determine if a water leak resulting from this condition has occurred. If no such water leak is identified, the dealer will install the Center High Mounted Stop Lamp Repair Kit FREE OF CHARGE. If the aforementioned water leak is identified, the dealer will (1) either install the Center High Mounted Stop Lamp Repair Kit or a new Center High Mount Stop Lamp Assembly, as appropriate; and (2) clean and/or replace interior components damaged by the aforementioned water leak, as appropriate, FREE OF CHARGE.
This Limited Service Campaign will be available until April 30, 2025, and is only available at an authorized Toyota dealer."

 

Months? They changed mine with the ^ in about an hour

 

If the dealer finds mold inside from the light leaking, all the interior soft fabrics have to be replaced and a lot of that stuff is on backorder.

 

Gotcha. That’s makes more sense.

I never had an issue with mine and garage kept it’s since I’ve had it, just took it in when I needed an inspection.

 

It IS a recall. And when “organic growth” is found we end up sending pics and info to Toyota corp. I have had two of them. They were complete tear downs on the interior. Including scraping the mat off the body of the vehicle below the carpet. Parts are on intergalactic back order right now. I had one that took four months and one that took three months. When this happens, Servpro comes out and is supposed to do mold mitigation on your vehicle. Once they certify it, then the vehicle is put back together and they come out one more time to ensure that mold has not come back, or is still present. but it is 100% a recall done by vin number.

 

I’d take it back. If it goes that far, Toyota may actually help in this case, because they know the health concerns, and that could cost them big time if you seek legal action. But don’t go full on, just take it back and tell them the “moldy” smell that was there, has returned, so you’re wondering if some was missed. It sounds like a bitch of job and some could easily get missed on rushed work.

gl

 

It IS a bitch. Seeing a tech scraping off that underlayment by hand for hours, with a respirator on… no thanks.