NHTSA Campaign 07V048000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 07V048000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control. The repair is free.
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS filed the report for 07V048000 with NHTSA on February 12, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V048000, NHTSA lists up to 716 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2006 and January 15, 2007.
The 07V048000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V048000 were scheduled from February 28, 2007, 16 days after the report.
07V048000 covers 1 model from Scion, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 07V048000 covers have filed at least 28 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V048000 vehicles, the 2006 Scion Xb has the most (27).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V048000 ranks 3 of 7 SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS' SPEED CONTROLS MAY HAVE A FAULTY MODULE. THESE CONTROLS WERE INSTALLED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DEALERS OR AT THEIR VEHICLE PROCESSING CENTER ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. WHEN THE SPEED CONTROL "ON/OFF" SWITCH IS PRESSED ONCE TO TURN THE UNIT OFF, THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE. WHEN THE "ON/OFF" SWITCH IS PRESSED A SECOND TIME, THE THROTTLE WILL RETURN TO IDLE.
- The risk
- A CRASH COULD BE CAUSE IN THE EVENT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO RETURN TO IDLE ON THE FIRST DEPRESSION OF THE "ON/OFF" SWITCH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND/OR REPLACE THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.
Reported February 12, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V048000 (2)
Scion (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V048000, 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 12, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted