NHTSA Campaign 04V181000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 04V181000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V181000 with NHTSA on April 15, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V181000, NHTSA lists up to 366,572 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 17, 2000 and January 29, 2004.
The 04V181000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V181000 were scheduled from May 7, 2004, 22 days after the report.
04V181000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2001–2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V181000 ranks 14 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE A CHILD PROTECTION LOCK (CPL) SYSTEM ON BOTH OF THE REAR SIDE DOORS. WHEN AN OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE CLOSES THE DOOR VERY HARD WITH THE CPL LEVER SET TO THE LOCK POSITION, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE LEVER MAY CONTACT THE BODY PANEL, CAUSING THE CPL LEVER TO MOVE INTO THE UNLOCK POSITION.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED WITH THE INSIDE WHILE THE OPERATOR BELIEVES THAT THE CPL WAS ACTIVATED. IF THE DOOR WERE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AN OCCUPANT COULD FALL OUT AND BE INJURED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL SHORTEN THE CPL LEVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 40B.
Reported April 15, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V181000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V181000, 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 15, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted