NHTSA Campaign 03V291000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 03V291000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V291000 with NHTSA on August 12, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V291000, NHTSA lists up to 34,437 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 10, 2003 and July 22, 2003.
The 03V291000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V291000 were scheduled from August 18, 2003, 6 days after the report.
03V291000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V291000 ranks 44 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V291000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 03V291000 was 03V189000, reported on May 19, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A PART OF THE FUEL TANK MAY BECOME DAMAGED WHEN CRASHED IN THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY'S (IIHS) 40 MPH FRONTAL OFFSET CRASH TEST CONDITIONS, DUE TO THE SEVERE IMPACT FORCES GENERATED.
- The risk
- IF THE FUEL TANK BECOMES DAMAGED AND FUEL LEAKAGE OCCURS, A FIRE MAY RESULT IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 1, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 30K.
Reported August 12, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V291000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V291000, 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: August 12, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted