NHTSA Campaign 03V146000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 03V146000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V146000 with NHTSA on April 14, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V146000, NHTSA lists up to 29,482 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 03V146000 were scheduled from May 5, 2003, 21 days after the report.
03V146000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V146000 ranks 46 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V146000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 03V146000 was 03V074000, reported on March 5, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES, THE FUEL PULSATION DAMPER, LOCATED ON THE FUEL RAIL, MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED, CAUSING A DIAPHRAGM IN THE PULSATION DAMPER TO BE DAMAGED. IF THE DIAPHRAGM FAILS, FUEL MAY LEAK.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IF A HEAT SOURCE OR AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PULSATION DAMPER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 5, 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 30C.
Reported April 14, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V146000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V146000, 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: April 14, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted