Decided to take a look at my spare tire for the first time after owning the car for a few months and it has four marks where it was resting on the bracket. Must have been overtightened. Wondering if I need to get the dealer to replace it or if it's just cosmetic...
According to this guy on YT they are starting to show up on lots again. Only a matter of time... https://youtube.com/@littlekennytv5668?si=RhRuLW7fK3LSz-Ll
Seems like there is a wave of "OG quality hold" 4Runners that landed in the states around mid May. Then another wave put on QC hold in June. My hope is those from May are starting to be released, my dealer told me end of June/Early July they expect them to start moving. They are just baking in...
The regular off roads that don't have the speaker or air compressor are in the same boat. So if it's not the air dam what is it? If I had to guess it took a few weeks to get the bolts and then it takes time to go through thousands of vehicles already assembled replacing bolts.
The good news is...
Spoke to my dealer yesterday and they think the trucks on hold will start to ship out from the port around end of June early July. At this point I'm less worried about the QC hold itself and more worried about the side effects from cars sitting for 2 months (tires, battery, heat, etc.). Mine...