NHTSA Campaign 00V211000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Issued by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Aug 9, 2000 · 756 vehicles affected
What's wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY ELECTRIC VEHICLES. IF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE REPEATEDLY PARKED BY PLACING THE SHIFT LEVER INTO THE "P" POSITION WITHOUT APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE PARKING LOCK ROD, A COMPONENT OF THE TRANSMISSION PARKING LOCK SYSTEM, COULD BREAK.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN RENDER THE SYSTEM INOPERATIVE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING LOCK ROD.
Vehicles affected by this recall
| Make | Model | Year | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOYOTA | RAV4 | 1998 | 756 |
| TOYOTA | RAV4 | 1999 | 756 |
| TOYOTA | RAV4 | 2000 | 756 |
Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V211000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.