# NHTSA recall 12V373000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V373000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2012\-08\-02
- Owners notified: 2012\-11\-30
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 780584

## What is wrong

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 RAV4 and 2010 Lexus HS250h passenger vehicles manufactured from October 2005 through September 2010.  If the nuts for adjusting the rear wheel alignment are improperly tightened during service, the rear suspension arm \(rear tie rod\) may develop unwanted movement and rust, leading to thread damage and eventual failure.  Failure of the rear tie rod will cause an abrupt change in the vehicle's alignment.


## What can happen

Failure of the rear tie rod could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear tie\-rod nut for looseness and replace any suspect tie\-rod found loose.  Dealers will also affix instructions in multiple places to prevent improper servicing in the future. The recall began on November 30, 2012.  Owners may contact Toyota at 1\-800\-331\-4331 or Lexus at 1\-800\-255\-3987.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2010 LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID. Built 2005\-10\-01 to 2010\-08\-31.
- [2006 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-10\-01 to 2010\-08\-31.
- [2007 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2007/recalls.md). Built 2005\-10\-01 to 2010\-08\-31.
- [2008 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2008/recalls.md). Built 2005\-10\-01 to 2010\-08\-31.
- [2009 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2009/recalls.md). Built 2005\-10\-01 to 2010\-08\-31.
- [2010 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2010/recalls.md). Built 2005\-10\-01 to 2010\-08\-31.
- [2011 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2011/recalls.md). Built 2005\-10\-01 to 2010\-08\-31.

## Investigated as PE12013

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE12013: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2012\-06\-04, closed 2012\-09\-13. Rear Suspension Arm Assembly Failure. SUSPENSION:REAR; SUSPENSION.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V373000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V373000/investigations)

## 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\-SB\-0391\-08 Obs](/bulletins/10177782.md), 2020-08-03, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0080\-13 Rev](/bulletins/10140566.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0042\-14](/bulletins/10132770.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [ER9\_Remail\_Deale](/bulletins/10109517.md), 2017-08-01, Service bulletin
- [ER9\_Remail\_Regio](/bulletins/10109513.md), 2017-08-01, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0381\-09 Rev](/bulletins/10109401.md), 2017-08-01, Service bulletin
- [ER11\_Re\-Notifica](/bulletins/10109397.md), 2017-08-01, Service bulletin
- [ER11\_Re\-Notifica](/bulletins/10109394.md), 2017-08-01, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0042\-14](/bulletins/10060729.md), 2016-03-31, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-0187\-13](/bulletins/10054813.md), 2014-02-28, 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/12V373000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V373000)

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