NHTSA Campaign 01V371000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 01V371000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 01V371000 with NHTSA on December 11, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V371000, NHTSA lists up to 1,697 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 24, 2001 and October 25, 2001.
The 01V371000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V371000 were scheduled from January 1, 2002, 21 days after the report.
01V371000 covers 1 model from Lexus, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 01V371000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V371000 ranks 70 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V371000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 01V371000 was 01V326000, reported on October 10, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE TUBE MAY HAVE BEEN DEFORMED PRIOR TO VEHICLE DELIVERY DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A COIL SPRING SPACER THAT WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE DURING TRANSPORTATION.
- The risk
- IF THE BRAKE TUBE IS DEFORMED SIGNIFICANTLY, IT COULD CONTACT THE INNER FENDER PANEL, AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TUBE DUE TO VIBRATION DURING DRIVING. BRAKE TUBE DAMAGE COULD ALSO LEAD TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE AFTER EXTENDED USE OF THE VEHICLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LINE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 1, 2002. 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 LEXUS AT 1-888-333-9376.
Reported December 11, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V371000 (1)
Lexus (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V371000, 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: December 11, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted