NHTSA Campaign 12V537000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 12V537000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 12V537000 with NHTSA on November 14, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V537000, NHTSA lists up to 669,705 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 5, 2003 and March 30, 2009.
The 12V537000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V537000 were scheduled from December 20, 2012, 36 days after the report.
12V537000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2004–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V537000 ranks 27 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 12V537000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 12V537000 was 11V304000, reported on June 1, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2009 Prius vehicles manufactured August 5, 2003, through March 30, 2009. The affected vehicles have a steering intermediate extension shaft assembly built with metal splines that complete the connection from the steering wheel to the steering gear. These splines may have been manufactured with an insufficient hardness.
- The risk
- Over time, the splines may wear and eventually fail resulting in a loss of steering ability, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the extension shaft and replace it if it is one with insufficient hardness, free of charge. The recall began during December 2012. Owners may contact their Toyota dealer or the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported November 14, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V537000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V537000, 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: November 14, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted