Japanese Buyers Are Getting American-Built SUVs With a Quality Warning

[Nodak]

Toyota’s already rolling out the Texas-built Tundra pickup in Japan. Nissan’s doing the same thing with the Murano, also straight from the States. In a country where big, American-style SUVs and pickups are still a rare sight, these imports are being pitched as something a little different.

And different they are as these reverse-imported models come with a heads-up for buyers. Okay, let’s call them a warning or a disclaimer – mainly about differences in equipment, features, and, unfortunately, even overall quality.

Australia’s Drive first caught this curious case. For Toyota, the Tundra’s customer information booklet states that the full-size truck is built for overseas markets and may exhibit characteristics that differ from those of vehicles produced specifically for Japan. Among discrepancies buyers might encounter are thin paint, color variations, polishing marks, small surface depressions, or paint swelling. Toyota states that these conditions do not affect vehicle functionality or performance.

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[Tarekith]

Wish they would have warned America buyers about all the quality issues coming out of the Japanese plant!

 

[get.outside.75]

Just came back from two weeks in Japan and could count the number of full size pickups I saw on one finger (a giant F-350) and American built SUV's on one hand (and oddly enough, I saw more Jeep brand than anything else). I am sure they need full size trucks for the farms and stuff but I just didn't see them. As for an American built Murano...I am guessing that will not go over great LOL. Japanese are very proud of their Japanese built vehicles. Half the cars I saw were Toyota brand, a quarter were Honda N Box's and the other quarter a mix of Nissan, Honda, a few VW's and Subaru's with the occasional luxury vehicle sprinkled in.

 

[o2bntn]

I have a 25 black Trailhunter from Japan. It has horrible paint! It scratches if you sneeze near it!
Pretty lousy to blame that on the US trade market when it is coming straight out of Japan.

 

[ShotsFired]

Face it. Everything today is overpriced plastic junk. Wish I had taken better care of my 55 chevy and 69 corvette.

 

[mfoga]

Just came back from two weeks in Japan and could count the number of full size pickups I saw on one finger (a giant F-350) and American built SUV's on one hand (and oddly enough, I saw more Jeep brand than anything else). I am sure they need full size trucks for the farms and stuff but I just didn't see them. As for an American built Murano...I am guessing that will not go over great LOL. Japanese are very proud of their Japanese built vehicles. Half the cars I saw were Toyota brand, a quarter were Honda N Box's and the other quarter a mix of Nissan, Honda, a few VW's and Subaru's with the occasional luxury vehicle sprinkled in.

In all my trips I have seen one and it was F-150 raptor. Seen a few bigger American cars, not very many large suvs.

 

[get.outside.75]

In all my trips I have seen one and it was F-150 raptor. Seen a few bigger American cars, not very many large suvs.

I saw a surprising amount of new gen Land Cruisers (many more than the LC Prado).

 

[SteveS]

My 4R is piss poor paint and finish. Rattles like a 30 year old dodge! Toyota has lost its “quality “ label. Gone forever.

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