NHTSA campaign 10V039000 · Toyota campaign AOB/ALA
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 10V-039: ABS ECU PROGRAMMING
NHTSA recall 10V039000 (Toyota campaign AOB/ALA) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on February 9, 2010, with 148,549 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus HS and Toyota Prius for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on March 3, 2010, 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 10V039000 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
- 10V039000 (also written 10V-039 or 10V039)
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Toyota campaign number
- AOB/ALA
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 148,549 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Antilock — Control Unit/Module
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V039000. 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.
Lexus
Lexus HS
- 2010 · Vehicles built January 29, 2009 – February 8, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Toyota
Toyota Prius
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 20, 2009 – January 27, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V039000.
Defect description
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND LEXUS HS250H PASSENGER VEHICLES. CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL AFTER ABS ACTUATION DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES ON ROUGH OR SLICK ROAD SURFACES. STOPPING DISTANCES MAY BE INCREASED COMPARED WITH A CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATION FOR A GIVEN PEDAL FORCE.
Safety consequence
VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES MAY INCREASE RELATIVE TO A CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REWRITE THE PROGRAMMING OF THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2010, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE MARCH 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 AND LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
Notes
TOYOTA RECALL NO. AOB LEXUS ALA.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V039000
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.