Toyota Echo Recalls

Toyota Recalls/Echo Recalls

Recall Date: July 2006

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Notices get lost in the mail or discarded as junk mail. Even after these attempts to notify customers, only 72% of owners affected by safety issue Toyota Recalls have the recall work completed.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regularly announces vehicle safety car recalls in an effort to inform and urge owners to get problems repaired quickly.

Car Accident Advice often obtains recall notices before dealers and owners. The NHTSA recommends that you wait for the mailed bulletin to arrive before requesting the work to be done. However, you can ask your Toyota dealer when the next recall update notice is expected at their shop.

For the most current information about Toyota Echo Recalls contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto Safety Hotline: 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236)

In the United States, safety car recalls like safety Toyota Echo Recalls, must be performed at no charge to the customer. Car manufacturers are required by law to mail notices of car recalls to owners and dealers.

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Make / Models :		Model/Build Years:
Toyota Echo		2001 - 2002

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V266

Manufacture Dates: January - December 2001

Potential Number Of Units Affected : 34,771
Toyota Echo

Summary
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER MOLDING OF THE RESIN BODY OF THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENOR INSTALLED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK, ENGINE OIL MAY PENETRATE THE SEAL AND ENTER THE SENSOR WIRING CONNECTOR. THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ATTACHED TO THE LOCKING TAB OF THE SENSOR WIRING CONNECTOR. ENGINE OIL INSIDE THE SENSOR WIRING CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE EXPANSION DUE TO THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE AND COULD DEFORM THE SENSOR WIRING CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR MAY BECOME DISCONNECTED, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND NOT BE ABLE TO BE RESTARTED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

Notes: TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 60G.
Customers may contact contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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For more detail regarding your specific vehicle, contact your dealer, the NHTSA website http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov , Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236, or your local government recall office.

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