NHTSA campaign 05V050000 · Toyota campaign 50C
Toyota Recall 05V-050: PARKING BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 05V050000 (Toyota campaign 50C) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on February 11, 2005, with 22,228 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Tacoma for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on March 3, 2005, 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 05V050000 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
- 05V050000 (also written 05V-050 or 05V050)
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Toyota campaign number
- 50C
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 22,228 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V050000. 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 Tacoma
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 13, 2004 – January 10, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V050000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL CABLE LOCK NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION. IN THIS CONDITION, THE LOCK NUT MAY LOOSEN AND COME OFF, WHICH WILL REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARKING BRAKE.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT PLACED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLOPE, THUS RAISING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND TIGHTEN THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL CABLE LOCK NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Notes
TOYOTA RECALL NO. 50C.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V050000
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.