- Vehicles
- 721
- Built between
- Oct 2015 – Jan 2016
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 March 2016
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2015 and January 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Advics ABS ActuatorBuilt October 2015 to January 2016
What the defect is
Advics North America, Inc. (Advics) is recalling certain ABS Brake Actuators manufactured October 12, 2015, to January 29, 2016. These actuators are made for Toyota vehicles as part numbers 44540-06260, 44540-06370, 44540-0E240, 44540-0E250, 44540-0E260, 44540-0E270, 44540-0E280, 44540-0E290, 44540-0E261, 44540-0E271, 44540-0R170, 44540-0R220, 44540-33450-A, 44540-33750-A, 44540-48430-A, 44540-48440-A, 44540-48620-A, 44540-48600-A, 44540-48610-A, 44540-48630-A, 44050-0R330, and for Nissan vehicles as part numbers 47660 5AA0C, 47660 5AE0C, and 47660 4RB0B. These ABS actuators may have been assembled with a gear pump containing a damaged O-ring resulting in a lack of brake fluid pressure.
What could happen
Insufficient brake fluid pressure may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
ADVICS has notified the vehicle manufacturers that purchased the brake actuators. Those manufacturers have filed recalls with NHTSA and will notify the affected owners. Dealers will inspect and replace the actuators, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 31, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2015 to January 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 April 2016
- Owners notified31 March 2016
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 6 April 2016.
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 may contact ADVICS customer service at 1-513-696-5450.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Advics 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
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.
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.