Recall 00V212000: 1998–2000 Toyota RAV4

Report received

Aug 9, 2000

Manufacturer

Toyota motor north america, inc.

Potentially affected

780vehicles

Model years

1998–2000

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. The front disc brake rotor, when equipped with steel wheels, can develop stress fractures if the lug nuts are tightened with excessive torque.

Possible consequence

The disc rotor could break (where it mounts to the wheel), resulting in a loss of braking action on that wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the disc brake rotors. If the vehicle is equipped with steel wheels, toyota will replace the front disc brake rotors and steel wheels with new disc brake rotors and new aluminum wheels. In addition a caution label that reads, "use new genuine toyota aluminum wheels." will be affixed. Vehicles already equipped with aluminum wheels will only require caution label installation.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1998 Toyota RAV477 complaints
• 1999 Toyota RAV462 complaints
• 2000 Toyota RAV430 complaints