NHTSA Campaign 13V557000
ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 13V557000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 13V557000 with NHTSA on November 7, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V557000, NHTSA lists up to 3,795 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2013 and October 11, 2013.
The 13V557000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V557000 were scheduled from November 27, 2013, 20 days after the report.
13V557000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2013–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V557000 ranks 167 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 13V557000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 9 other recalls on the engine on this site; the one before 13V557000 was 12V536000, reported on November 14, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Tacoma vehicles manufactured July 1, 2013, through October 11, 2013. The engines of the affected vehicles contain valve springs that may break over time.
- The risk
- If the valve springs break, the engine could fail and stall while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the valve springs, free of charge. The recall began on November 27, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported November 7, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V557000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V557000, 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 7, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted