Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V211000

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-04-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V211000

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
6,046
Reported to NHTSA
2018-04-03
Owners notified
2018-05-09

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Camry and Highlander vehicles, 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles and 2017 Lexus RX350 vehicles. During the manufacturing process, the oil galley in the rotor for the brake booster vacuum pump assembly may have been improperly machined possibly resulting in a sudden loss of brake assist.

Safety risk

A sudden loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake booster vacuum pump, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0K/JLD.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
Lexus RX3502017
Toyota Camry2018
Toyota Highlander2018
Toyota Sienna2017
Toyota Tacoma2017

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.