NHTSA Campaign 18V901000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
NHTSA campaign 18V901000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: torque converter. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 18V901000 with NHTSA on December 19, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V901000, NHTSA lists up to 3,424 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 8, 2018 and October 16, 2018.
The 18V901000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V901000 were scheduled from April 22, 2019, 124 days after the report.
18V901000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2019.
Owners of the model years 18V901000 covers have filed at least 55 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V901000 ranks 170 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 18V901000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 12 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 18V901000 was 18V710000, reported on October 11, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Toyota Corolla hatchback vehicles equipped with Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT). The pump impeller blades within the torque converter may detach, especially when driven under high load, potentially causing a vehicle stall.
- The risk
- A vehicle stall, especially when driving a high rate of speed, can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota has notified owners, and dealers will replace the CVT and torque converter, free of charge. The recall began April 22, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J17/J07.
Reported December 19, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V901000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V901000, 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: December 19, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted