1998-2000 Toyota RAV4 recall: rotor
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. reported this safety recall on August 9, 2000. It covers about 780 vehicles.
- vehicles affected
- 780
- reported
- Aug 9, 2000
- owners notified
- Sep 25, 2000
- related complaints
- 21
Service brakes, air: disc: rotor
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. The front disc brake rotor, when equipped with steel wheels, can develop stress fractures if the lug nuts are tightened with excessive torque.
- Risk
- The disc rotor could break (where it mounts to the wheel), resulting in a loss of braking action on that wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the disc brake rotors. If the vehicle is equipped with steel wheels, toyota will replace the front disc brake rotors and steel wheels with new disc brake rotors and new aluminum wheels. In addition a caution label that reads, "use new genuine toyota aluminum wheels." will be affixed. Vehicles already equipped with aluminum wheels will only require caution label installation.
Recall number 00V212000
Affected vehicles
- Toyota RAV4 1998-2000 199819992000
Owner complaints about the same problem
Owners of these vehicles have filed 21 complaints about brakes problems.
Questions about recall 00V212000
Is there a recall on the 1998-2000 Toyota RAV4 rotor?
Yes. Recall 00V212000, reported on August 9, 2000, covers about 780 vehicles.
What is the fix for recall 00V212000?
Dealers will replace the disc brake rotors. If the vehicle is equipped with steel wheels, toyota will replace the front disc brake rotors and steel wheels with new disc brake rotors and new aluminum wheels. In addition a caution label that reads, "use new genuine toyota aluminum wheels." will be affixed. Vehicles already equipped with aluminum wheels will only require caution label installation.
Is the recall repair free?
Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.
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