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Toyota - Engine wire harness may chafe and short

Official notice

5 Sept 2018

Last checked

5 Sept 2018

High riskNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Toyota - Engine wire harness may chafe and short. An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire. Published 2018-09-05.

What to do now

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine wire harness assembly and replace it if damage is found. A protective sleeve or protective tape will be included to prevent any future damage. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began october 30, 2018. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is j0t.

Units affected

192,347

Recall number

J0T

Official notice

2018-09-05

The hazard

An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.

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Affected products

Product 1

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Engine wire harness may chafe and short

Units affected

192,347

Risk / hazard

An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Toyota

Manufacturer

Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Toyota. Contact: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

J0T

Campaign number

18V579000

Units affected

192,347

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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