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Yeah, beats me. In any case it took 2 months.

And fitting in the spare tirewell?

While performing my 5000 mile inspection on my 2026 Trailhunter, the dealer found that my right front shock was leaking. While it was replaced, it took two months to get a replacement from Australia. I did communicate with ARB, and they said that Old Man Emu shock failure was rare. Lucky me.

Yeah, my guy at the local dealer has been trying to find out from corporate with no luck. I'm not an auto electrician, but why wouldn't they use the alternator for the entire electrical system?

I wonder if there is any data on the difference between the THs that have an alternator, and those that do not (i.e. late 2025-2026) versus 2024? As I mentioned before our 2023 RAV4 Prime PHEV lost the first battery in the first year and so we carry a NOCO at all times in both vehicles.

Something useful when going away for a time.

As I mentioned in another post, our 2023 RAV 4 Prime PHEV has the same problem.

My 2026 TH has an alternator, and so far (built December 2025) the battery is holding. Are most of the problems due to the earlier TH not having an alternator? I know this has been discussed, but I'm wondering. I plan on getting a deep discharge battery at about 1 years. I'm retired and...

Does that mean you can't go to E (10 ply) series tires in CA?

As I mentioned before, auto manufacturers skimp on batteries and tires.

Is that 0.4" taller? That's less than 1/2 " and looks like it would work in my TH. I measure 1.5" from the top of that bolt on the negative that sticks up to the bottom of the seat, so the choice is just between the two batteries.

Yeah, I've posted too. We have both a 23 RAV4 Prime plug-in that ate the battery in less than a year, and a 26 TH. Failed battery on the RAV, and we'll see on the TH (purchased in January).

I plan to go Optima in my 26 TH as well. I keep it charged when it sits more than a day. I'm not sure, though, that the Optima will last much longer, but geez does Toyota buy the cheapest batteries they can find like their tires? I'm a geologist, I don't want to get stranded in the middle of...

Ditto

I assume you use in in the Canadian winter too.

I doubt that Toyota will do anything about this until it effects their bottom line, and given the sales numbers isn't likely to happen anytime soon. I have a 26 TH, and put a charger on the 12V at times when I'm not driving much (I'm retired).

I do the same with my TH and my wife's 2023 RAV4 Prime. We've had the RAV battery replaced once.

Yes, my 2026 TH has an alternator. I do charge it periodically however. It does get down to 12.4 at times. I also drive short distances most of the time.

Well, if 0w20 is for the CAFE standards, I haven't seen any difference in mileage running 5w30 this summer. We have had some 100+F days, so I think it's good for the summer. I used 0w20 in the winter. We get into single digits at times in the winter.

I agree. I haven't had any issues with my TH from Guanajuato, but did have some issues with my Tacoma from San Antonio. Japan keeps a pretty close eye on production. The company relies on the "reliability" moniker, so it probably won't make much difference, except they'll have to raise the...