NHTSA Campaign 00V256000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 00V256000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 00V256000 with NHTSA on September 7, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V256000, NHTSA lists up to 4,530 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 17, 1999 and March 1, 2000.
The 00V256000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V256000 were scheduled from October 4, 2000, 27 days after the report.
00V256000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V256000 ranks 63 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 00V256000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. CONDENSED MOISTURE FROM THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) PORT COULD SEEP TOWARD THE BRAKE VACUUM PORT INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND START TO FREEZE.
- The risk
- VACUUM ASSIST TO THE BRAKES WOULD BE DECREASED AND INCREASED PEDAL PRESSURE WOULD BE REQUIRED, INCREASING THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VACUUM PORT. ALSO, OWNERS OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IN STATES OTHER THAN THE RECALL STATES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. IF THE ECHO OWNER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE OPERATED IN THESE STATES DURING THE WINTER OR IN CONDITIONS DESCRIBED, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 4, 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 September 7, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V256000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V256000, 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: September 7, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted