Toyota Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap

Toyota is recalling about 205 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. The improperly connected filler pipe may leak fuel, which, in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
19V097000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Reported
14 February 2019
Vehicles
205
Built between
Oct 2018 – Nov 2018
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 March 2019
Repaired
99%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2018 and November 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Toyota Avalon HybridBuilt October 2018 to November 2018
  • 2019 Toyota Camry HybridBuilt October 2018 to November 2018

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2020.

99% repaired — 202 of 205 reported

Owners not reachable
3

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Camry Hybrid and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The fuel filler pipe may not have been properly reconnected to the fuel tank during an inspection after vehicle assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."

What could happen

The improperly connected filler pipe may leak fuel, which, in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel filler pipe, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2018 to November 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 February 2019
  3. Owners notified19 March 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 99% repaired

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 14 February 2019.

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 Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is K0I.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
K0I
Recalling manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Safety standard
FMVSS 301
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 (TTY1-800-424-9153), 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.

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