NHTSA Campaign 17V415000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 17V415000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 17V415000 with NHTSA on June 29, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V415000, NHTSA lists up to 1,761 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 5, 2016 and March 7, 2017.
The 17V415000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V415000 were scheduled from July 26, 2017, 27 days after the report.
17V415000 covers 1 model from Lexus, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V415000 ranks 177 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 17V415000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 17V415000 was 15V144000, reported on March 13, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017 Lexus ES350 vehicles. The right-hand side tie rod lock nut may loosen over time.
- The risk
- If the lock nut loosens, the tie rod may separate causing a loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the lock nut and, if it is found loose, replace the lock nut, steering gear assembly, and tie rod assembly, free of charge. The recall began on July 26, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is HLC.
Reported June 29, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V415000 (1)
Lexus (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V415000, 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: June 29, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted