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NHTSA recall 00V211000

Power train › Automatic transmission › Park/neutral start interlock switch

Toyota RAV4

Reported Aug 9, 2000756 vehicles affectedTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Built Oct 2, 1997 – May 16, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. if the subject vehicles are repeatedly parked by placing the shift lever into the "p" position without applying the parking brake, the parking lock rod, a component of the transmission parking lock system, could break.

The risk

This condition can render the system inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the parking lock rod.

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Vehicles in this recall

Toyota RAV4
199819992000

Notes

All these vehicles are leased and operated in fleets.owner notification began september 25, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).