NHTSA Campaign 04V566000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 04V566000 covers 2 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 04V566000 with NHTSA on November 29, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V566000, NHTSA lists up to 92,577 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 6, 1999 and June 20, 2001.
The 04V566000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V566000 were scheduled from March 16, 2005, 107 days after the report.
04V566000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 04V566000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V566000 vehicles, the 2000 Toyota Celica has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V566000 ranks 32 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V566000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 04V566000 was 04V558000, reported on November 22, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' THE LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP (DRL) WILL BE MODIFIED TO MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RESISTOR, WHICH WILL DECREASE THE LUMINOUS INTENSITY OF THE DRL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 16, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 50D.
Reported November 29, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V566000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V566000, 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: November 29, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted