NHTSA Campaign 16V596000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 16V596000 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 16V596000 with NHTSA on August 12, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V596000, NHTSA lists up to 337,449 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 31, 2005 and September 7, 2010.
The 16V596000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V596000 were scheduled from October 3, 2016, 52 days after the report.
16V596000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2006–2011.
Owners of the model years 16V596000 covers have filed at least 435 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V596000 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota RAV4 has the most (125).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V596000 ranks 46 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 16V596000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 16V596000 was 16V367000, reported on May 26, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 31, 2005, to September 7, 2010, and 2010 Lexus HS250h vehicles manufactured July 6, 2009, to August 26, 2010. The affected vehicles have rear suspension arms (rear tie rods) with adjusting lock nuts that may have been improperly tightened after servicing. As a result of being loose, the arm may have thread damage and may rust, possibly leading to the failure of the arm and 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 replace both rear suspension arms and encapsulate the locknuts, free of charge. The recall began on September 30, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are G0V for Toyota vehicles and GLK for Lexus vehicles. Note: This recall supersedes recall 13V-383, in which some vehicles were only inspected, sealed, and did not have both arms replaced. The affected vehicles were previously recalled under 13V-383, but did not have both rear suspension arms replaced at that time. Those vehicles need to have both arms replaced as part of this recall remedy.
Reported August 12, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V596000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V596000, 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 12, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted