{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2002179 (Toyota), 2001 to 2002: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2002179/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2002179, TOYOTA ECHO, 2002-10-02. On certain vehicles driven under repeated start and stop operation in extremely low ambient.",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Echo. Published by Transport Canada as 2002179 on 2 October 2002. System: Brakes. What the notice says On certain vehicles driven under repeated start and stop operation in extremely low ambient temperatures and in deep snow, there is a possibility that snow may accumulate in large quantities inside the rear wheel and freeze. Due to the shape of the rear brake tubes, the snow frozen inside the wheel may contact the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. On certain vehicles driven under repeated start and stop operation in extremely low ambient temperatures and in deep snow, there is a possibility that snow may accumulate in large quantities inside the rear wheel and freeze. Due to the shape of the rear brake tubes, the snow frozen inside the wheel may contact the rear brake tube during wheel rotation. In the worst case, if this condition occurs frequently, the rear brake tube could be damaged, which could result in leakage of brake fluid, causing a decrease in brake effectiveness. Correction: Dealers will replace the rear brake tubes. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:07:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:07:18+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2002179 (Toyota), 2001 to 2002: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2002179/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}