[marlowe7]

Someone, earlier, had posted the VIN's that were on the recall list. My Prius wasn't on that list, yet today I received the notice from Toyota.

It simply says Prius's from 2004 to early 2006 are affected.

Just a heads up that, perhaps, that list of numbers was incomplete.


marlowe

2005/pkg 6

 

[DanMan32]

As I have said, according to the bulletin, those aren't VIN's, they are chassis numbers.

 

[marlowe7]

recall List

Sorry, I didn't see that posting. The list I saw did say "VIN"—which I just assumed was the Vehicle Identification Number.

 

[DanMan32]

People kept calling it a VIN, but the bulletin issued from Japan did not use VIN.

 

[hyperion]

And why be concerned at all until receiving an official letter. There is an old adage, "don't go looking for trouble."

 

[Earl]

The NHTSA site has a a prius recal notice that you can download. It lists the Dealer Notice, Year and Vin affected in America, A copy of the recal notice letter, and the whole procedure to be performed along with the time required to perform the procedure.

 

[hyperion]

Great info Earl. Removes all assumtions. Thanks for posting http://www.nhtsa.com

 

[DanMan32]

I have no idea why nobody is posting a link to the actual recall notice, but here it is:

http://199.79.180.163/prepos/files/Arte ... 8-4467.pdf

Full set of related PDFs:

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/probl ... cId=06V188

 

[hyperion]

waited over five minutes twice for the url you posted to download Dan but "no joy." That NHTSA that Earl posted pops right up.

 

[DanMan32]

I don't see any links or attachments posted by Earl. That's why I put in the links which go straight to the PDFs that you would get if you went to NHTSA's site, found the buried link to search for recalls, and entered your vehicle type, year, make model.

 

[Devotay]

I was simply told by my dealer about it when I went in for the 10K scheduled maintenance. Not a big deal. I taking advantage of an offer they have to get th ecar detailed at the same time. my baby's gonna be all shiny new.

 

[hyperion]

Thanks Jeff. You nailed it in a nutshell. It is greatly appreciated. The numbers in the States was really enlightening. I wish more of the technical answers given on this site were broken down to "laymans language" that more of us could understand.
Sincere regards.

 

[DanMan32]

I'd like to know how the dealer can tell what of the 3 parts needs replacing. If you are one of the unlucky 10, one of the parts has to be ordered. I only glanced at the tech bulletin, and it looks like they can only tell what you need after starting the work, which means you might need a rental.

 

[bruff]

Got my letter today also. I'll be calling the dealer to set up a time to do this.
Bob

 

[Devotay]

Got my car back yesterday after the steering thing was completed. Aso had the car detailed, so it's all shiny.

recall was no big deal. they told me about it during a routine 10k tire rotation. I brought it in a week later. bada-boom, bada-bing.

 

[orbops]

Devotay - looks like you've got a good dealer who stays on top of things. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like my dealer is in that category.

I just went in for my 30K oil change on Saturday, and was not told anything about this recall. What makes this a little frustrating is that about 3 weeks ago I went in and had my inverter water pump replaced when my "check engine" light came on, and I had to get my car towed. While I was there, I threw in the recall SSC 40L (the brake light assembly) - which I had to tell them about.

I'm just crossing my fingers that this is the last of the recalls for 2006.

 

[romad]

Dropped the car off at the dealer this morning at 7:00 A.M. PT for the recall. They just called about 15 minutes ago (ca 9:35 A.M. PT) to say that it is ready. I'll let you know what they found.

 

[evander]

Anyone know when we'll know for sure if we're on the list? According to VINs posted by mrv, I was due, but no letter yet.

 

[janets98]

I haven't heard anything, either. And Phoebe's numbers indicate that she should be checked out. When people started hearing so soon I wondered if people were being notified by zone. Maybe Toyota can't supply all the necessary parts to every dealership nationwide.

 

[romad]

Ok, according to the work order, they did an R&R of the Intermediate Steering Shaft and Slip Yoke.

I hadn't received any notice but I just went in and asked when I could have the recall work done. They had the kits so I scheduled an appointment.