NHTSA Campaign 13V383000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 13V383000 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 13V383000 with NHTSA on August 28, 2013; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 13V383000, NHTSA lists up to 780,584 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2005 and August 31, 2010.
The 13V383000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V383000 were scheduled from August 27, 2013.
13V383000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2006–2011.
Owners of the model years 13V383000 covers have filed at least 435 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V383000 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota RAV4 has the most (125).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V383000 ranks 20 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 13V383000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 13V383000 was 12V373000, reported on August 2, 2012.
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 tie rods and replace any that have rust or corrosion on the alignment adjustment threads. All of the rear tie rods will then be encased in an epoxy to prevent future environmental damage. Due to limitations in parts, the recall remedy will be launched in phases from September 2013 through mid-April 2014. All owners will receive notification of the recall, with most receiving second notifications when parts are available in their area. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes Toyota and Lexus recall 12V-373. All vehicles that have been inspected and remedied under the previous recall need to be re-inspected and have the appropriate remedy applied.
Reported August 28, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V383000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V383000, 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 28, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted