NHTSA Campaign 03V074000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 03V074000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V074000 with NHTSA on March 5, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V074000, NHTSA lists up to 15,048 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 25, 2002 and November 4, 2002.
The 03V074000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V074000 were scheduled from April 4, 2003, 30 days after the report.
03V074000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 03V074000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V074000 vehicles, the 2002 Toyota Celica has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V074000 ranks 53 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V074000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 03V074000 was 02V208000, reported on July 30, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE, LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK INLET PIPE, MAY BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE INLET PIPE AND FALL INTO THE FUEL TANK. IF THE CHECK VALVE FALLS INTO THE TANK, FUEL MAY SPILL FROM THE FUEL INLET PIPE WHEN THE FUEL PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF DURING FUELING.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT A FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 4, 2003. 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 30B.
Reported March 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V074000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V074000, 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 5, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted