NHTSA Campaign 18V211000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
NHTSA campaign 18V211000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 18V211000 with NHTSA on April 3, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V211000, NHTSA lists up to 6,046 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 6, 2017 and October 23, 2017.
The 18V211000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V211000 were scheduled from May 9, 2018, 36 days after the report.
18V211000 covers 5 models from Lexus and Toyota, model years 2017–2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V211000 ranks 161 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 18V211000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 10 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 18V211000 was 16V198000, reported on April 7, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Camry and Highlander vehicles, 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles and 2017 Lexus RX350 vehicles. During the manufacturing process, the oil galley in the rotor for the brake booster vacuum pump assembly may have been improperly machined possibly resulting in a sudden loss of brake assist.
- The risk
- A sudden loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake booster vacuum pump, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0K/JLD.
Reported April 3, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V211000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V211000, 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 3, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted