NHTSA Campaign 04V434000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 04V434000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V434000 with NHTSA on September 8, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V434000, NHTSA lists up to 75,395 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 23, 1997 and August 4, 2004.
The 04V434000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V434000 were scheduled from June 10, 2005, 275 days after the report.
04V434000 covers 1 model from Lexus, model years 2000–2005.
Owners of the model years 04V434000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V434000 vehicles, the 2005 Lexus Lx470 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V434000 ranks 34 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V434000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT MEET LUMINOUS INTENSITY STANDARD.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD BLIND THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RESISTOR, WHICH WILL DECREASE THE LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF THE DRL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE JUNE 10, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
- Notes
- LEXUS RECALL NO. SSC 5LB.
Reported September 8, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V434000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V434000, 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: September 8, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted