Date: 09.08.2000
Component: Service Brakes, Air > Disc > Rotor
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Description:
Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. the front disc brake rotor, when equipped with steel wheels, can develop stress fractures if the lug nuts are tightened with excessive torque.
Consequencs:
The disc rotor could break (where it mounts to the wheel), resulting in a loss of braking action on that wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
Notes:
Dealers will replace the disc brake rotors. if the vehicle is equipped with steel wheels, toyota will replace the front disc brake rotors and steel wheels with new disc brake rotors and new aluminum wheels. in addition a caution label that reads, "use new genuine toyota aluminum wheels." will be affixed. vehicles already equipped with aluminum wheels will only require caution label installation.
Date: 09.08.2000
Component: Service Brakes, Air > Disc > Rotor
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Description:
Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. the front disc brake rotor, when equipped with steel wheels, can develop stress fractures if the lug nuts are tightened with excessive torque.
Consequencs:
The disc rotor could break (where it mounts to the wheel), resulting in a loss of braking action on that wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
Notes:
Dealers will replace the disc brake rotors. if the vehicle is equipped with steel wheels, toyota will replace the front disc brake rotors and steel wheels with new disc brake rotors and new aluminum wheels. in addition a caution label that reads, "use new genuine toyota aluminum wheels." will be affixed. vehicles already equipped with aluminum wheels will only require caution label installation.
Date: 09.08.2000
Component: Service Brakes, Air > Disc > Rotor
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Description:
Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. the front disc brake rotor, when equipped with steel wheels, can develop stress fractures if the lug nuts are tightened with excessive torque.
Consequencs:
The disc rotor could break (where it mounts to the wheel), resulting in a loss of braking action on that wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
Notes:
Dealers will replace the disc brake rotors. if the vehicle is equipped with steel wheels, toyota will replace the front disc brake rotors and steel wheels with new disc brake rotors and new aluminum wheels. in addition a caution label that reads, "use new genuine toyota aluminum wheels." will be affixed. vehicles already equipped with aluminum wheels will only require caution label installation.
Date: 09.08.2000
Component: Power Train > Automatic Transmission > Park/neutral Start Switch
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Description:
Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. if the subject vehicles are repeatedly parked by placing the shift lever into the "p" position without applying the parking brake, the parking lock rod, a component of the transmission parking lock system, could break.
Consequencs:
This condition can render the system inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash.
Notes:
Dealers will replace the parking lock rod.
Date: 09.08.2000
Component: Power Train > Automatic Transmission > Park/neutral Start Switch
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Description:
Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. if the subject vehicles are repeatedly parked by placing the shift lever into the "p" position without applying the parking brake, the parking lock rod, a component of the transmission parking lock system, could break.
Consequencs:
This condition can render the system inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash.
Notes:
Dealers will replace the parking lock rod.
Date: 09.08.2000
Component: Power Train > Automatic Transmission > Park/neutral Start Switch
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Description:
Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. if the subject vehicles are repeatedly parked by placing the shift lever into the "p" position without applying the parking brake, the parking lock rod, a component of the transmission parking lock system, could break.
Consequencs:
This condition can render the system inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash.
Notes:
Dealers will replace the parking lock rod.
Date: 19.10.1998
Component: Electrical System > Ignition > Anti-theft Controller
Manufacturer: Southeast Toyota Distributors
Description:
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles, mini vans and passenger vehicles equipped with a theft deterrent systems (tds) supplied by audiovox corporation and distributed by southeast toyota distributors, inc. in the states of alabama, florida, georgia, north and south carolina. the alarm wiring harness plugs into the vehicle's ignition switch and the vehicle's ignition switch wiring harness plugs into the alarm harness to complete the circuit. a percentage of the female terminals used in the alarm connector were found to be defective, causing an 'open circuit' condition when mated to the male ignition switch terminals.
Consequencs:
This condition can cause intermittent performance of the vehicle's electrical components such as the dash warning lights and/or hvac fan speed controls. also, the vehicle may not run smoothly and could stall.
Notes:
Dealers will inspect the date code label on the security system harness and any displaying the manufacturing/final date code will be replaced with newly produced harnesses. the date codes are: rav4 - 6/24/98, 6/25/98, 6/26/98; sienna - 6/25/98, 6/26/98; and avalon - 6/30/98, 7/1/98, 8/31/98, 9/1/98, 9/2/98, and 9/3/98.
Date: 19.10.1998
Component: Electrical System > Ignition > Anti-theft Controller
Manufacturer: Southeast Toyota Distributors
Description:
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles, mini vans and passenger vehicles equipped with a theft deterrent systems (tds) supplied by audiovox corporation and distributed by southeast toyota distributors, inc. in the states of alabama, florida, georgia, north and south carolina. the alarm wiring harness plugs into the vehicle's ignition switch and the vehicle's ignition switch wiring harness plugs into the alarm harness to complete the circuit. a percentage of the female terminals used in the alarm connector were found to be defective, causing an 'open circuit' condition when mated to the male ignition switch terminals.
Consequencs:
This condition can cause intermittent performance of the vehicle's electrical components such as the dash warning lights and/or hvac fan speed controls. also, the vehicle may not run smoothly and could stall.
Notes:
Dealers will inspect the date code label on the security system harness and any displaying the manufacturing/final date code will be replaced with newly produced harnesses. the date codes are: rav4 - 6/24/98, 6/25/98, 6/26/98; sienna - 6/25/98, 6/26/98; and avalon - 6/30/98, 7/1/98, 8/31/98, 9/1/98, 9/2/98, and 9/3/98.
Date: 19.10.1998
Component: Electrical System > Ignition > Anti-theft Controller
Manufacturer: Audiovox Corporation
Description:
Equipment description: aftermarket theft deterrent systems used on 1998-1998 toyota rav4, avalon, and sienna model vehicles distributed by southeast toyota distributors, inc. in the states of alabama, florida, georgia, north and south carolina. the alarm wiring harness plugs into the vehicle's ignition switch and the vehicle's ignition switch wiring harness plugs into the alarm harness to complete the circuit. a percentage of the female terminals used in the alarm connector were found to be defective, causing an "open circuit" condition when mated to the male ignition switch terminals.
Consequencs:
This condition can cause intermittent performance of the vehicle's electrical components such as the dash warning lights and/or hvac fan speed controls. also, the vehicle may not run smoothly and could stall.
Notes:
Dealers will inspect the date code label on the security system harness and any displaying the manufacturing/final date code will be replaced with newly produced harnesses. the date codes are: rav4 - 6/24/98, 6/25/98, 6/26/98; sienna - 6/25/98, 6/26/98; and avalon - 6/30/98, 7/1/98, 8/31/98, 9/1/98, 9/2/98, and 9/3/98.
Date: 19.10.1998
Component: Electrical System > Ignition > Anti-theft Controller
Manufacturer: Audiovox Corporation
Description:
Equipment description: aftermarket theft deterrent systems used on 1998-1998 toyota rav4, avalon, and sienna model vehicles distributed by southeast toyota distributors, inc. in the states of alabama, florida, georgia, north and south carolina. the alarm wiring harness plugs into the vehicle's ignition switch and the vehicle's ignition switch wiring harness plugs into the alarm harness to complete the circuit. a percentage of the female terminals used in the alarm connector were found to be defective, causing an "open circuit" condition when mated to the male ignition switch terminals.
Consequencs:
This condition can cause intermittent performance of the vehicle's electrical components such as the dash warning lights and/or hvac fan speed controls. also, the vehicle may not run smoothly and could stall.
Notes:
Dealers will inspect the date code label on the security system harness and any displaying the manufacturing/final date code will be replaced with newly produced harnesses. the date codes are: rav4 - 6/24/98, 6/25/98, 6/26/98; sienna - 6/25/98, 6/26/98; and avalon - 6/30/98, 7/1/98, 8/31/98, 9/1/98, 9/2/98, and 9/3/98.
