NHTSA Campaign 15V228000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 15V228000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 15V228000 with NHTSA on April 17, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V228000, NHTSA lists up to 114 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 3, 2014 and January 30, 2015.
The 15V228000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V228000 were scheduled from June 12, 2015, 56 days after the report.
15V228000 covers 1 model from Scion, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V228000 ranks 206 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 15V228000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 15V228000 was 15V098000, reported on February 19, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Toyota Scion tC vehicles manufactured December 3, 2014, to January 30, 2015 and equipped with accessory coil springs as part of an optional Release Series 9 trim package. During installation of these coil springs, the rear suspension components may not have been properly tightened.
- The risk
- If the rear suspension components were not properly tightened, the rear suspension arms may detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the bolts, nuts, rear suspension arms, and rear suspension member sub assembly, free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact Scion customer service at 1-866-707-2466.
Reported April 17, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V228000 (1)
Scion (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V228000, 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 17, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted