NHTSA Campaign 10V346000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
NHTSA campaign 10V346000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft pitman. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V346000 with NHTSA on July 29, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V346000, NHTSA lists up to 39,159 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 13, 2002 and June 13, 2002.
The 10V346000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V346000 were scheduled from August 23, 2010, 25 days after the report.
10V346000 covers 1 model from Lexus, model years 2003–2007.
Owners of the model years 10V346000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V346000 vehicles, the 2003 Lexus Lx470 has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V346000 ranks 42 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V346000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 10V346000 was 06V188000, reported on May 31, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2007 LEXUS LX470 VEHICLES. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STEERING SHAFT IS SUCH THAT THE SNAP RING ON THE SHAFT MAY DISENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN UNUSUALLY SEVERE IMPACT TO THE FRONT WHEELS. IF THE SNAP RING BECOMES DISENGAGED AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS THEN REPEATEDLY TURNED TO THE LOCKED POSITION, OVER TIME THE STEERING SHAFT MAY BECOME DISCONNECTED.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SNAP RING WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL COMPONENT WHICH WILL PREVENT SEPARATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 23, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
Reported July 29, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V346000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V346000, 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 29, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted