NHTSA Safety Recalls
Toyota Echo Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Toyota Echo, across 3 model years from 2000 to 2002. The 2000 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2002 (2).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2000
- Owner complaints
- 196
2000–2002, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 196 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Echo across 6 model years; the most, 88, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 67 of the Toyota Echo complaints (34%) and a fire on 9.
Across all Toyota Echo model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 48 complaints), then the service brakes, hydraulic (38).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Echo in 2001: 27, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Toyota Echo is engine and engine cooling, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Toyota Echo recall, 06V266000, was reported on July 19, 2006 and concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Toyota Echo years to avoid
Too few Toyota Echo model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota Echo years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Toyota Echo
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM1
Toyota Echo model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Toyota Echo recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06V266000July 19, 2006 | engine and engine cooling | 2001–2002 | crash | 34,771 |
| 04V455000September 17, 2004 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2000 | — | 109,056 |
| 02V268000October 1, 2002 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2001–2002 | — | 59,394 |
| 01V326000October 10, 2001 | service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum | 2000 | — | 42,198 |
| 00V256000September 7, 2000 | engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 2000 | — | 4,530 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Echo. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: January 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted