NHTSA Campaign 10V160000
STRUCTURE
NHTSA campaign 10V160000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V160000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V160000, NHTSA lists up to 600,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 7, 1997 and January 3, 2003.
The 10V160000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V160000 were scheduled from October 12, 2010, 175 days after the report.
10V160000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2000–2010.
Owners of the model years 10V160000 covers have filed at least 2,242 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V160000 vehicles, the 2004 Toyota Sienna has the most (962).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V160000 ranks 10 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V160000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 10V160000 was 09V444000, reported on November 18, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010 SIENNA PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 7, 1997 AND JANUARY 4, 2010, CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OR ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SPARE TIRE STOWED UNDER THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THE COLD CLIMATE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES WHERE ROAD SALT IS FREQUENTLY USED, WATER SPLASHED BACKWARDS WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT CAN REACH THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND CORRODE THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY CABLE.
- The risk
- THE CABLE MAY BREAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND THE SPARE TIRE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WITH AN INTERIM LETTER INITIALLY INSTRUCTING THEM TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED DEALERS TO INSPECT FOR CORROSION. A SECOND NOTICE WILL BE SENT WHEN THE PERMANENT REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE TOYOTA'S AMENDED RECALL REPORT OF JULY 19, 2010. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OCTOBER 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. AOE.
Reported April 20, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V160000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V160000, 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 20, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted