Recall · 20V012000
Toyota Motor Engineering recalled 31 models over fuel system, gasoline
1,830,752
Vehicles covered
31
Models
66
Model years
January 13, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13, 2020. On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser, 2017 Sienna and Lexus 2018 ES 350, 2018-2019 GS 300, 2013-2014 GS350, 2014-2015 GX 460, IS 350 and LX 570, 2014 IS F, 2018-2019 IS 350, LC 500H and LS 500H, 2013-2015 LS 460, 2015 NX 200T and RC350, 2017 RC 200T and RX 350. Toyota also removed the 2018-2019 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser and 2018-2019 Lexus GX 460 and LX 570 and 2019 NX300 from inclusion in this recall. On March 19, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include 2015 Lexus GS350 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
- What it can cause
- If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB02 and 20TA02 for Toyota vehicles and 20LB01 and 20LA01 for Lexus vehicles.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Lexus ES350 | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Lexus GS 350 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019 | 201320142015 |
| Lexus GS300 | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Lexus GX460 | 2014 to 2015 | 2015 |
| Lexus IS 300 | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Lexus IS 350 | 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019 | 2014 |
| Lexus IS F | 2014 | Not published here |
| Lexus IS200T | 2017 | Not published here |
| Lexus LC Hybrid | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Lexus LC500 | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Lexus LS Hybrid | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Lexus LS460 | 2013 to 2015 | 20132014 |
| Lexus LS500 | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Lexus LX570 | 2014 to 2015 | Not published here |
| Lexus NX200T | 2015 | 2015 |
| Lexus RC 200T | 2017 | Not published here |
| Lexus RC 300 | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Lexus RC 350 | 2015, 2018 and 2019 | Not published here |
| Lexus RX350 | 2017 to 2019 | 201720182019 |
| Lexus RX350L | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2014 to 2015 | 20142015 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2018 to 2019 | 20182019 |
| Toyota Camry | 2018 to 2019 | 20182019 |
| Toyota Corolla | 2018 to 2019 | 20182019 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2014 | 2014 |
| Toyota Highlander | 2018 to 2019 | 20182019 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2014 to 2015 | Not published here |
| Toyota Sequoia | 2018 to 2019 | 2018 |
| Toyota Sienna | 2017 to 2019 | 201720182019 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2018 to 2019 | 20182019 |
| Toyota Tundra | 2018 to 2019 | 20182019 |
How this campaign compares
At 1,830,752 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 99% of the 13,821 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 493. It covers model years 2013 to 2019, so the oldest vehicles on it were 7 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Lexus vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, gasoline 8 times before this, most recently in June 2018 as 18V432000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 39 of the 66 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 3,733 complaints with NHTSA, 904 of them before this campaign was filed. 210 of those name the fuel system, gasoline, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in June 2012, 7 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 10 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V876000 (equipment adaptive/mobility), 25V028000 (fuel system, gasoline), 24V275000 (air bags), 21V920000 (steering).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing with NHTSA on January 13, 2020 as campaign 20V012000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2020-01-13.
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