NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Toyota Echo Recalls
The 2000 Toyota Echo has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 17, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Toyota Echo. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 88
- Crashes reported
- 30
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2000 Toyota Echo, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2000 Toyota Echo
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 04V455000
- Reported
- September 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 109,056
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 01V326000
- Reported
- October 10, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,198
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Toyota Echo
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
- Campaign
- 00V256000
- Reported
- September 7, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,530
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Toyota Echo
2000 Toyota Echo complaints by year
NHTSA has received 88 owner complaints about the 2000 Toyota Echo, the newest on January 7, 2026. Of these, 30 describe a crash (34%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 21 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Toyota Echo, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (28%), followed by the air bags (23%) and the vehicle speed control (15%).
2 of the 2000 Toyota Echo's 3 recalls also concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2000 Toyota Echo owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 81,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic25
- Air Bags20
- Vehicle Speed Control13
- Power Train8
- Electrical System6
- Equipment6
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 | |
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Toyota Echo peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 22. 55% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
The 88 complaints about the 2000 Toyota Echo are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Echo by model year
Other 2000 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: January 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted