NHTSA campaign 01V228000
Toyota Recall 01V-228: TOYOTA/BRAKE SYSTEM
NHTSA recall 01V228000 was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on July 5, 2001, with 41,169 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Highlander for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on July 30, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V228000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V228000 (also written 01V-228 or 01V228)
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 41,169 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Master Cylinder
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V228000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Toyota
Toyota Highlander
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 31, 2000 – May 15, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V228000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTIITY VEHICLES. THE RESERVOIR FILLER CAP OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY INDUCE A VACUUM, INTRODUCING SOME AIR INTO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR. THIS COULD CAUSE ABNORMAL BRAKE NOISE AND INCREASED PEDAL STROKE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Safety consequence
THE INCREASED PEDAL STROKE WILL LENGTHEN THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL BLEED THE AIR FROM THE BRAKE LINES AND REPLACE THE RESERVOIR FILLER CAP. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 30, 2001. 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.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V228000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.