NHTSA Campaign 05V483000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 05V483000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: sun/moon roof assembly. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V483000 with NHTSA on October 18, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V483000, NHTSA lists up to 71,392 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 05V483000 were scheduled from October 27, 2006, 374 days after the report.
05V483000 covers 1 model from Scion, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V483000 covers have filed at least 47 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V483000 ranks 35 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V483000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the visibility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A GLASS WIND DEFLECTOR, THE DEFLECTOR, IF IMPACTED BY A PROJECTILE, SUCH AS ROAD DEBRIS, WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WIND DEFLECTOR IN THE UPWARD-TILTED POSITION AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, MAY SHATTER AND SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME.
- The risk
- PIECES OF THE WIND DEFLECTOR GLASS MAY SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME AND FALL UPON THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING DRIVER DISTRACTION AND/OR INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE LAMINATE TO THE WIND DEFLECTOR TO PREVENT PIECES OF GLASS FROM SEPARATING FROM THE WIND DEFLECTOR FRAME. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 27, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-866-707-2466.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 50S.
Reported October 18, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V483000 (1)
Scion (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V483000, 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: October 18, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted