{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1997155","date":"1997-09-15","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Brakes","summary":"UNDER EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATING CONDITIONS AND INFREQUENT BRAKE OPERATION THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT CONDENSED MOISTURE FROM A SURGE TANK MIGHT SEEP INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE AND FREEZE. OVER TIME, THE ICE MAY ACCUMULATE AND EVENTUALLY PLUG THE HOSE, THEREBY ELIMINATING THE VACUUM ASSIST TO THE BRAKES. THE INCREASED PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED TO APPLY THE BRAKES COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.\nCORRECTION: BRAKE VACUUM HOSE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEWLY CONFIGURED VERSION.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":4825,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Freins","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Quand la température est extrêmement basse et que les freins sont peu utilisés, il se peut que de l’eau de condensation d’un réservoir d’équilibrage s’infiltre dans le flexible à dépression du servofrein et gèle. Avec le temps, la glace peut s’accumuler et éventuellement obturer le flexible, éliminant ainsi l’effet de dépression nécessaire au bon fonctionnement du servofrein. La pression additionnelle requise sur la pédale pour appliquer les freins peut se traduire par une augmentation des distances de freinage et des risques d’accident.Correction : Le flexible à dépression devra être remplacé par une canalisation de conception nouvelle."},"vehicles":[{"year":1997,"make":"LEXUS","model":"ES 300","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1997,"make":"TOYOTA","model":"AVALON","vehicle_id":"1997_toyota_avalon","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1997,"make":"TOYOTA","model":"CAMRY","vehicle_id":"1997_toyota_camry","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1997155"}