2000 Toyota Avalon & 2000 Toyota Camry + 1 more recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Due to improper heat treatment, the rear axle may not have adequate strength in some areas.
💥 The risk
After extended use of the vehicle, the rear axle shafts could fail or break.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect and replace the rear axle hub assemblies.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V154000
- Manufacturer
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 541
- Component
- SUSPENSION:REAR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-331-4331
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 30, 2000
- Built
- Mar 30, 2000 – Apr 9, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began june 30, 2000.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 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).