Vehicle recall 00V212000 · August 9, 2000
1998-2000 Toyota RAV4
Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. The front disc brake rotor, when equipped with steel wheels, can develop stress fractures if the lug nuts are tightened with excessive torque.
- Consequence
- The disc rotor could break (where it mounts to the wheel), resulting in a loss of braking action on that wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the disc brake rotors. If the vehicle is equipped with steel wheels, Toyota will replace the front disc brake rotors and steel wheels with new disc brake rotors and new aluminum wheels. In addition a caution label that reads, "use new genuine Toyota aluminum wheels." will be affixed. Vehicles already equipped with aluminum wheels will only require caution label installation.
- Notes
- All these vehicles are leased and operated in fleets.owner notification began September 25, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V212000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 9, 2000
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Owner notification
- September 25, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 780
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, air › Disc › Rotor
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Toyota RAV4 (1998-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998
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