NHTSA Campaign 11V254000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NHTSA campaign 11V254000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V254000 with NHTSA on April 26, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V254000, NHTSA lists up to 50,939 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 13, 2010 and March 18, 2011.
The 11V254000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V254000 were scheduled from May 13, 2011, 17 days after the report.
11V254000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V254000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V254000 ranks 38 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V254000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 11V254000 was 07V579000, reported on December 18, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TUNDRA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3-JOINT TYPE PROPELLER SHAFT. DUE TO IMPROPER CASTING OF THE SLIP YOKES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SLIP YOKE MAY BREAK, CAUSING THE PROPELLER SHAFT TO SEPARATE AT THE JOINT AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE.
- The risk
- THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSPECT THE PROPELLER SHAFT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Reported April 26, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V254000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V254000, 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 26, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted