NHTSA Campaign 10V039000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NHTSA campaign 10V039000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V039000 with NHTSA on February 9, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V039000, NHTSA lists up to 148,549 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 29, 2009 and February 8, 2010.
Owner notification letters for 10V039000 were scheduled from March 3, 2010, 22 days after the report.
10V039000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V039000 ranks 23 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V039000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the service brakes, air on this site; the one before 10V039000 was 00V212000, reported on August 9, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND LEXUS HS250H PASSENGER VEHICLES. CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL AFTER ABS ACTUATION DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES ON ROUGH OR SLICK ROAD SURFACES. STOPPING DISTANCES MAY BE INCREASED COMPARED WITH A CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATION FOR A GIVEN PEDAL FORCE.
- The risk
- VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES MAY INCREASE RELATIVE TO A CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REWRITE THE PROGRAMMING OF THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2010, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE MARCH 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 AND LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. AOB LEXUS ALA.
Reported February 9, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V039000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V039000, 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 9, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted