NHTSA recall campaign

97V156000

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist

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3Affected configurations shown18,746Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentService Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist
Report receivedMay 9, 1998
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN THE ELIMINATION OF VACUUM ASSIST TO THE BRAKES THAT CAN INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DESIGN BRAKE VACUUM HOSE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 97V156000

1997 LEXUS ES300Open vehicle record →1997 TOYOTA AVALONOpen vehicle record →1997 TOYOTA CAMRYOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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