NHTSA Campaign 07V324000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
NHTSA campaign 07V324000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: driveline. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 07V324000 with NHTSA on July 26, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V324000, NHTSA lists up to 108 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 30, 2007 and June 4, 2007.
The 07V324000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V324000 were scheduled from August 1, 2007, 6 days after the report.
07V324000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 07V324000 covers have filed at least 68 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V324000 ranks 78 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V324000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 07V324000 was 02V074001, reported on March 11, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, A SECTION OF THE REAR PROPELLER SHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY CAST.
- The risk
- THE FRONT SIDE OF THE REAR PROPELLER SHAFT COULD SEPARATE AT THE JOINT AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR PROPELLER SHAFT WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 70D.
Reported July 26, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V324000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V324000, 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: July 26, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted