NHTSA Campaign 05V050000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 05V050000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V050000 with NHTSA on February 11, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V050000, NHTSA lists up to 22,228 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 13, 2004 and January 10, 2005.
The 05V050000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V050000 were scheduled from March 3, 2005, 20 days after the report.
05V050000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V050000 ranks 49 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL CABLE LOCK NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION. IN THIS CONDITION, THE LOCK NUT MAY LOOSEN AND COME OFF, WHICH WILL REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARKING BRAKE.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT PLACED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLOPE, THUS RAISING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND TIGHTEN THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL CABLE LOCK NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 50C.
Reported February 11, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V050000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V050000, 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: February 11, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted