# NHTSA recall 00V256000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 00V256000
- Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2000\-09\-07
- Owners notified: 2000\-10\-04
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- Units potentially affected: 4530

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING.  CONDENSED MOISTURE FROM THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION \(PCV\) PORT COULD SEEP TOWARD THE BRAKE VACUUM PORT INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND START TO FREEZE.


## What can happen

VACUUM ASSIST TO THE BRAKES WOULD BE DECREASED AND INCREASED PEDAL PRESSURE WOULD BE REQUIRED, INCREASING THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VACUUM PORT.  ALSO, OWNERS OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IN STATES OTHER THAN THE RECALL STATES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL.    IF THE ECHO OWNER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE OPERATED IN THESE STATES DURING THE WINTER OR IN CONDITIONS DESCRIBED, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL.


## Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 4, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1\-800\-331\-4331.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2000 TOYOTA ECHO](/makes/toyota/echo/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-08\-17 to 2000\-03\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [T\-PANT\-2024\-004\-](/bulletins/10253223.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0010\-10 Rev](/bulletins/10132812.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [00903](/bulletins/10001995.md), 2003-07-31, Service bulletin
- [EG00900](/bulletins/616105.md), 2001-02-09, Service bulletin
- [413](/bulletins/616090.md), 2001-02-09, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V256000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V256000)

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