Recall Details For: 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER - 10V176000
- RUNNING SEQUENCE NUMBER: 68503
- NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10V176000
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MAKE: TOYOTA
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MODEL: SEQUOIA
- MODEL YEAR: 2003
- MFR CAMPAIGN NUMBER : AOG
- COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
- MANUFACTURER THAT FILED DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- BEGIN DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20020401
- END DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20030417
- VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT OR TIRE REPORT: V
- POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 50000
- DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20100611
- RECALL INITIATOR (MFR/OVSC/ODI): ODI
- MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: Toyota Motor Corporation
- REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20100430
- RECORD CREATION DATE: 20100430
- REGULATION PART NUMBER:
- FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER:
DEFECT SUMMARY: TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 SEQUOIA PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2002 THROUGH APRIL 17, 2003. THE CENTER POSITION OF THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (SAS) MAY NOT BE STORED CORRECTLY DUE TO IMPROPER LOGIC OF THE SKID CONTROL ECU PROGRAMMING. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM COULD ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED FOR A FEW SECONDS DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION.
CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY AS THE DRIVER EXPECTS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REFLASH THE ECU. IF THE REFLASH CANNOT BE COMPLETED ON A PARTICULAR VEHICLE, THE ECU WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
RECALL NOTES: TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL NO. AOG.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO
HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
UNIQUE COMPONENT NUMBER: 000035762000216269000001145
