NHTSA Campaign 00V154000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 00V154000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 00V154000 with NHTSA on June 5, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V154000, NHTSA lists up to 541 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 30, 2000 and April 9, 2000.
The 00V154000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V154000 were scheduled from June 30, 2000, 25 days after the report.
00V154000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V154000 ranks 75 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 00V154000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT, THE REAR AXLE MAY NOT HAVE ADEQUATE STRENGTH IN SOME AREAS.
- The risk
- AFTER EXTENDED USE OF THE VEHICLE, THE REAR AXLE SHAFTS COULD FAIL OR BREAK.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE REAR AXLE HUB ASSEMBLIES.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 30, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Reported June 5, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V154000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V154000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 5, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted