NHTSA Campaign 10V309000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 10V309000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V309000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V309000, NHTSA lists up to 138,874 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 4, 2007 and July 29, 2008.
The 10V309000 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V309000 were scheduled from September 2, 2010, 58 days after the report.
10V309000 covers 2 models from Lexus, model years 2007–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V309000 ranks 24 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V309000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 10V309000 was 06V266000, reported on July 19, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2008 LEXUS PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 26, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2008. MICRO-FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE MATERIAL OF THE VALVE SPRING MAY DEGRADE THE STRENGTH OF THE VALVE SPRING, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE SPRING TO BREAK.
- The risk
- THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AND STOP SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. ALE.
Reported July 6, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V309000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V309000, 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: July 6, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted