NHTSA Campaign 02V074001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 02V074001 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 02V074001 with NHTSA on March 11, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V074001, NHTSA lists up to 8,483 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 8, 2002 and February 13, 2002.
The 02V074001 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V074001 were scheduled from March 21, 2002, 10 days after the report.
02V074001 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 02V074001 covers have filed at least 61 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V074001 ranks 58 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V074001, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 02V074001 was 00V211000, reported on August 9, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (VIN) STARTING WITH 1NX ONLY AND BUILT FROM JANUARY 8 THROUGH FEBRUARY 13, 2002, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE BOLTS THAT JOIN THE REAR BRAKE AND HUB ASSEMBLY TO THE REAR AXLE CARRIER TO BE LOOSE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUR BOLTS COULD COME LOOSE, CAUSING AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR AXLE AREA. IN THE EVENT THAT ALL FOUR BOLTS LOOSEN COMPLETELY, SEPARATION OF THE REAR BRAKE AND HUB ASSEMBLY FROM THE REAR AXLE CARRIER COULD OCCUR, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 21, 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 TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Reported March 11, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V074001 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V074001, 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: March 11, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted