NHTSA Campaign 12V373000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 12V373000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 12V373000 with NHTSA on August 2, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V373000, NHTSA lists up to 780,584 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2005 and August 31, 2010.
The 12V373000 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V373000 were scheduled from November 30, 2012, 120 days after the report.
12V373000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2006–2011.
Owners of the model years 12V373000 covers have filed at least 435 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V373000 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota RAV4 has the most (125).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V373000 ranks 20 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 12V373000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 RAV4 and 2010 Lexus HS250h passenger vehicles manufactured from October 2005 through September 2010. If the nuts for adjusting the rear wheel alignment are improperly tightened during service, the rear suspension arm (rear tie rod) may develop unwanted movement and rust, leading to thread damage and eventual failure. Failure of the rear tie rod will cause an abrupt change in the vehicle's alignment.
- The risk
- Failure of the rear tie rod could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear tie-rod nut for looseness and replace any suspect tie-rod found loose. Dealers will also affix instructions in multiple places to prevent improper servicing in the future. The recall began on November 30, 2012. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Reported August 2, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V373000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V373000, 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: August 2, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted