| NHTSA Record Id: 6172 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: TOYOTA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013754000216240000000072 |
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| Model Name: HIGHLANDER |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V228000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 15 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 41169 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 30 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Toyota Motor Corporation |
Report Received Date: Jul, 05 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 13 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utiity vehicles. the reservoir filler cap of the brake master cylinder may induce a vacuum, introducing some air into the brake master cylinder reservoir. this could cause abnormal brake noise and increased pedal stroke when the brakes are applied. |
Consequence Summary: The increased pedal stroke will lengthen the stopping distance of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will bleed the air from the brake lines and replace the reservoir filler cap. owner notification began july 30, 2001. 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. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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