NHTSA Campaign 10V040000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 10V040000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V040000 with NHTSA on February 9, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V040000, NHTSA lists up to 7,314 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 5, 2009 and March 26, 2009.
The 10V040000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V040000 were scheduled from March 4, 2010, 23 days after the report.
10V040000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V040000 ranks 59 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V040000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 10V040000 was 09V338000, reported on August 27, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CAMRYS. THE LENGTH OF THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4-CYLINDER (2AR-FE) ENGINE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT, SUCH THAT THE GAP BETWEEN THE CRIMP ON THE PRESSURE HOSE AND THE BRAKE TUBE FOR THE LEFT REAR BRAKE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THE BRAKE TUBE MAY INTERFERE WITH THE CRIMP AND MAY WEAR AND THEN PERFORATE.
- The risk
- A BRAKE TUBE PERFORATION MAY RESULT IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. A LEAK IN BRAKE FLUID MAY IMPACT BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND, IF NECESSARY, DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR ADJUST THE BRAKE TUBE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYTA RECALL NO. AOC.
Reported February 9, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V040000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V040000, 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