NHTSA Campaign 02V268000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 02V268000 covers 2 year-make-model versions 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 02V268000 with NHTSA on October 1, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V268000, NHTSA lists up to 59,394 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 12, 2000 and February 27, 2002.
The 02V268000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V268000 were scheduled from November 9, 2002, 39 days after the report.
02V268000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 02V268000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V268000 vehicles, the 2001 Toyota Echo has the most (7).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V268000 ranks 36 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V268000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 02V268000 was 01V371000, reported on December 11, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN UNDER REPEATED START AND STOP OPERATION IN LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND IN DEEP SNOW, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE IN LARGE QUANTITIES INSIDE THE REAR WHEEL AND FREEZE. THE SNOW FROZEN INSIDE THE WHEEL COULD CONTACT THE REAR BRAKE LINE DURING WHEEL ROTATION.
- The risk
- IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS FREQUENTLY, THE REAR BRAKE LINE COULD BE DAMAGED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID, CAUSING A DECREASE IN BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LINES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 9, 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.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 20E.
Reported October 1, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V268000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V268000, 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: October 1, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted