NHTSA campaign 03V074000 · Toyota campaign SSC 30B

Toyota Recall 03V-074: TOYOTA/FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE

NHTSA recall 03V074000 (Toyota campaign SSC 30B) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on March 5, 2003, with 15,048 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Celica for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on April 4, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V074000 (also written 03V-074 or 03V074)
Filed by: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Toyota campaign number: SSC 30B
Report received: March 5, 2003
Potentially affected: 15,048 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline
Owners notified: April 4, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V074000. 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 Celica
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built March 25, 2002 – November 4, 2002 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V074000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE, LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK INLET PIPE, MAY BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE INLET PIPE AND FALL INTO THE FUEL TANK. IF THE CHECK VALVE FALLS INTO THE TANK, FUEL MAY SPILL FROM THE FUEL INLET PIPE WHEN THE FUEL PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF DURING FUELING.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT A FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 4, 2003. 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

TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 30B.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V074000

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.