NHTSA campaign 97V156000
Lexus and Toyota Recall 97V-156: TOYOTA/BRAKE VACUUM HOSE
NHTSA recall 97V156000 was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. on September 17, 1997, with 18,746 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus ES300, Toyota Avalon and Toyota Camry for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on October 1, 1997, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V156000 (also written 97V-156 or 97V156)
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18,746 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Power Assist
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V156000. 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 ES300
- 1997 · Vehicles built July 23, 1996 – February 11, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Toyota
Toyota Avalon
- 1997 · Vehicles built July 23, 1996 – February 11, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Toyota Camry
- 1997 · Vehicles built July 23, 1996 – February 11, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V156000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MICHIGAN,MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NOTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. A CONDITION CAN OCCUR WHERE ACCUMULATED MOISTURE CAN TEMPORARILY FREEZE IN THE BRAKE VACUUM HOSE IF THE VEHICLE IS USED IN EXTREMELY COLD CLIMATES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN THE ELIMINATION OF VACUUM ASSIST TO THE BRAKES THAT CAN INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DESIGN BRAKE VACUUM HOSE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OCTOBER 1, 1997.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.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V156000
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.