NHTSA Campaign 09V338000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
NHTSA campaign 09V338000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V338000 with NHTSA on August 27, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V338000, NHTSA lists up to 95,705 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 13, 2007 and June 9, 2009.
The 09V338000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V338000 were scheduled from September 21, 2009, 25 days after the report.
09V338000 covers 2 models from Scion and Toyota, model years 2009–2010.
Owners of the model years 09V338000 covers have filed at least 173 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V338000 vehicles, the 2010 Toyota Corolla has the most (101).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V338000 ranks 30 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V338000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 09V338000 was 04V455000, reported on September 17, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 SCION XD AND MY 2009-2010 COROLLA, AND COROLLA MATRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.8L ENGINE AND ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. WHEN DRIVING UNDER CERTAIN UNIQUE CONDITIONS IN EXTREMELY LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SUCTION PORT FOR THE BRAKE VACUUM CAN BECOME BLOCKED DUE TO THE FREEZING OF CONDENSATION RESULTING FROM POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED INTAKE AIR CONNECTOR WHICH WILL RELOCATE THE BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Reported August 27, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V338000 (3)
Toyota (2)
Scion (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V338000, 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: August 27, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted