NHTSA recall 10V345000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 10V345000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AOH |
| Manufacturer | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2010-07-29 |
| Owners notified | 2010-09-07 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Units potentially affected | 372593 |
What is wrong
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000-2004 AVALON VEHICLES. DUE TO IMPROPER CASTING OF THE STEERING LOCK BAR, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A MINUTE CRACK MAY DEVELOP ON THE SURFACE OF THE LOCK BAR. SUCH A CRACK MAY EXPAND OVER A LONG PERIOD OF REPEATED LOCK AND UNLOCK OPERATIONS, AND EVENTUALLY THE LOCK BAR COULD BREAK.
What can happen
SHOULD THE STEERING LOCK BAR BREAK, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE DRIVER WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING INTERLOCK DEVICE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Notes
TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL NO. AOH.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2000 TOYOTA AVALON | Built 1999-04-28 to 2004-12-20. |
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| 2001 TOYOTA AVALON | Built 1999-04-28 to 2004-12-20. |
| 2002 TOYOTA AVALON | Built 1999-04-28 to 2004-12-20. |
| 2003 TOYOTA AVALON | Built 1999-04-28 to 2004-12-20. |
| 2004 TOYOTA AVALON | Built 1999-04-28 to 2004-12-20. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 5193B | 2005-11-14. Service bulletin. STEERING - POWER STEERING GEAR. REPAIR MANUAL CORRECTION. 00400-RM746-U2 - '00 AVALON. *TT |
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| ST00901 | 2002-03-19. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING STEERING RACK END NOISE. *TT |
| ST00401 | 2002-02-05. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING STEERING COLUMN NOISE. *YD |
| ST00700 | 2001-04-11. Service bulletin. STEERING ANGLE SENSOR CALIBRATION ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM. *JB |
| 298 | 2000-12-18. Service bulletin. PROPERLY CALIBRATING THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.