| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 14096 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: TOYOTA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008190000216258000000194 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: PREVIA | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V056000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | Manufacturer That Filed Report: TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 26 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 22 1997 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 707 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 30 1997 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Toyota Motor Corporation | Report Received Date: Apr, 04 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 17 1997 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Due to a clearance between the oil separator plate and the differential housing of the front differential unit, oil leakage at the air breather plug can occur, when the vehicle is operated continuously above 75 miles per hour. | Consequence Summary: Oil leakage will result in a sufficiently low oil supply to cause bearing damage to the front differential unit leading to eventual seizure of the unit increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a modified air breather plug to prevent such oil loss. | Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin late-april 1997. note: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. |
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