Toyota Sienna and Toyota Venza recall for drive shaft failures

Toyota Sienna and Toyota Venza recall for drive shaft failures

Do you own one of these dangerous defective Toyota vans? Be careful because the drive shaft could break and cause an accident.

Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s):
TOYOTA SIENNA 2011
TOYOTA VENZA 2011
Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Mfr's Report Date: JUN 01, 2011
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V306000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Potential Number of Units Affected: 50
Summary:
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 VENZA AND SIENNA PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 7, THROUGH MARCH 10, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FRONT, RIGHT, DRIVE SHAFT MAY BREAK DUE TO INSUFFICIENT HEAT TREATMENT.
Consequence:
SHOULD THE DRIVE SHAFT BREAK DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND, IF THE DRIVE SHAFT IS IDENTIFIED AS ONE THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY MANUFACTURED, IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE

Ask your dealer if your vehicle is one of the recalled Toyota vans right away. And remember that if your dealer won't take care of you and you've got a lemon, call us. Getting rid of Toyota lemon vans is what we do. Been doing it for more than 25 years and making the manufacturer pay our attorney fees too - so you don't have to.

Burdge Law Office
www.NewCarLemonLaw.com
Because life's too short to drive a lemon

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