Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Differential Proportional Valve
Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 20, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,503. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE REAR BRAKE TUBE DISTRIBUTION, IF ONE OF THE DUAL BRAKE LINES FAILS WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIES THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WILL FEEL UNSTABLE COMPARED TO VEHICLES WITH PROPER REAR BRAKE TUBE DISTRIBUTION.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL MODIFIED BRAKE TUBES.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Lexus RX300 | 221 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 99V012000.
Full record for the 1999 Lexus RX300 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →