NHTSA campaign 12V373000
Lexus and Toyota Recall 12V-373: Rear Suspension Arm (Tie Rod) Corrosion
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V373000 was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on August 2, 2012, with 780,584 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota RAV4 and Lexus HS 250 Hybrid for model years 2006–2011. Owners were notified on November 30, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V373000 (also written 12V-373 or 12V373)
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 780,584 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V373000. 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 250 Hybrid
- 2010 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – August 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Toyota
Toyota RAV4
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V373000.
Defect description
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 RAV4 and 2010 Lexus HS250h passenger vehicles manufactured from October 2005 through September 2010. If the nuts for adjusting the rear wheel alignment are improperly tightened during service, the rear suspension arm (rear tie rod) may develop unwanted movement and rust, leading to thread damage and eventual failure. Failure of the rear tie rod will cause an abrupt change in the vehicle's alignment.
Safety consequence
Failure of the rear tie rod could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear tie-rod nut for looseness and replace any suspect tie-rod found loose. Dealers will also affix instructions in multiple places to prevent improper servicing in the future. The recall began on November 30, 2012. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V373000
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.