NHTSA campaign 03V146000 · Toyota campaign SSC 30C

Toyota Recall 03V-146: TOYOTA/FUEL PULSATION DAMPER

NHTSA recall 03V146000 (Toyota campaign SSC 30C) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on April 14, 2003, with 29,482 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota 4Runner for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on May 5, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V146000 (also written 03V-146 or 03V146)
Filed by: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Toyota campaign number: SSC 30C
Report received: April 14, 2003
Potentially affected: 29,482 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline
Owners notified: May 5, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V146000. 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 4Runner
- 2003

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V146000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES, THE FUEL PULSATION DAMPER, LOCATED ON THE FUEL RAIL, MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED, CAUSING A DIAPHRAGM IN THE PULSATION DAMPER TO BE DAMAGED. IF THE DIAPHRAGM FAILS, FUEL MAY LEAK.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IF A HEAT SOURCE OR AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PULSATION DAMPER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 5, 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 30C.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 03V146000

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.