Toyota 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 short version
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. reported a problem with the automatic transmission park/neutral start interlock switch. Here is what owners need to know.
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.
THIS CONDITION CAN RENDER THE SYSTEM INOPERATIVE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING LOCK ROD, free of charge.
Affected vehicles
These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 00V-211.
| YEAR RANGE | MODEL |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Toyota RAV4 |
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