Toyota Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly

Toyota is recalling about 34,437 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. If the fuel tank becomes damaged and fuel leakage occurs, a fire may result in the presence of an ignition source.

Campaign
03V291000
Manufacturer
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported
12 August 2003
Vehicles
34,437
Built between
Jan 2003 – Jul 2003
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 August 2003
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2003 and July 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004 Toyota SiennaBuilt January 2003 to July 2003

What the defect is

On certain sport utility vehicles, a part of the fuel tank may become damaged when crashed in the insurance institute for highway safety's (iihs) 40 MPH frontal offset crash test conditions, due to the severe impact forces generated.

What could happen

If the fuel tank becomes damaged and fuel leakage occurs, a fire may result in the presence of an ignition source.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 1, 2003.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2003 to July 2003
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 August 2003
  3. Owners notified18 August 2003

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 August 2003.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
30K
Recalling manufacturer
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Toyota recall no. Ssc 30K.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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