NHTSA Campaign 04V455000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA campaign 04V455000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V455000 with NHTSA on September 17, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V455000, NHTSA lists up to 109,056 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 17, 1999 and June 30, 2000.
The 04V455000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V455000 were scheduled from November 29, 2004, 73 days after the report.
04V455000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 04V455000 covers have filed at least 25 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V455000 vehicles, the 2000 Toyota Echo has the most (25).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V455000 ranks 29 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V455000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 04V455000 was 02V268000, reported on October 1, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE RECESS RETAINS A RUBBER SEAL RING, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE CYLINDER BODY, AND MAY BE CORRODED DUE TO AN IMPROPER WASHING PROCESS.
- The risk
- IN THIS CONDITION, BRAKE FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE SEAL, OR A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR MAY ENTER THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE OF VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 40K.
Reported September 17, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V455000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V455000, 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 17, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted