...and salt used on the roads. Toyota stated, it would never occur in any other part of the country. So, therefore, their losses were mitigated by the 'logical idea' on states in the northern reaches of the USA would have these problems.
This particular truck has the exact same problem Toyota stated would never occur anywhere by in the northern states of the USA.
This Toyota Tacoma is sitting outside it's owner's home in North Carolina. It is on cul-de-sac where it is difficult to get up a small hill when there is snow and ice. So, the road is sometimes salted by residents that don't have four wheel drive. Not only that, but, this truck spent most of its life on the North Carolina Coastal Plain.
Vehicles, especially four wheel drive vehicles, are subjected to salt water called sea spray on the coastal areas of the country. One would think Toyota would know the USA has sea spray on all three of its coasts.
Toyota also stated they were not liable for any rusty frames if the owner were to be so bold as to venture to the northern states from other states where there is no snow or salt on the roads.
Get that?
Don't near family and for God's sake don't take the 'Truck that melts in the Snow' out of the area where it was purchased. Basically, don't be an American that wants to see the country.