NHTSA Campaign 08V162000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NHTSA campaign 08V162000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: glass, side/rear. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 08V162000 with NHTSA on April 10, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V162000, NHTSA lists up to 662,178 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 6, 2002 and March 18, 2004.
The 08V162000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V162000 were scheduled from April 16, 2008, 6 days after the report.
08V162000 covers 3 models from Pontiac and Toyota, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 08V162000 covers have filed at least 184 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V162000 vehicles, the 2003 Pontiac Vibe has the most (74).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V162000 ranks 9 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V162000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the visibility on this site; the one before 08V162000 was 05V483000, reported on October 18, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING 662,178 MY 2003-2004 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX AND PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER WINDOWS. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR GLASS BOLTS MAY LOOSEN AND COME OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR GLASS TO SEPARATE FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR. DUE TO THE COMPONENTS BECOMING LOOSE AND POSSIBLY RATTLING, AN ABNORMAL NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE DRIVER AND /OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHEN OPERATING THE POWER WINDOWS.
- The risk
- THE DOOR GLASS MAY SEPARATE FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR, BIND AND SHATTER DURING OPERATION OF THE POWER WINDOWS, CAUSING DRIVER DISTRACTION AND/OR INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR GLASS BOLTS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 16, 2008 TO TOYOTA OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2008, FOR PONTIAC OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 80A/GM RECALL NO. 07273.
Reported April 10, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V162000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V162000, 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: April 10, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted