Toyota Previa. Published by Transport Canada as 1997082 on 14 April 1997. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says On certain Previa 4WD vehicles, clearance between the oil separator plate and the differential housing of the front differential unit could cause oil leakage at the air breather plug when the vehicle is operated continuously at elevated highway speeds. Cumulative oil leakage could result in sufficiently low oil …
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Toyota PREVIA in the other registers
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The British register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997082
- Recall date
- 14 April 1997
- Make
- Toyota
- Models
- Previa
- Model years
- 1997
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 22
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain Previa 4WD vehicles, clearance between the oil separator plate and the differential housing of the front differential unit could cause oil leakage at the air breather plug when the vehicle is operated continuously at elevated highway speeds. Cumulative oil leakage could result in sufficiently low oil supply to cause bearing damage to the front differential unit, which could lead to eventual seizure of the unit. This could result in loss of driver control and a possible crash. Correction: a modified oil breather plug will be installed to prevent oil loss.
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Toyota elsewhere in this register
Toyota is named on 312 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1997059 · 20 March 1997 · Corolla · Airbag
- 1997141 · 14 August 1997 · Tacoma · Other
- 1997155 · 15 September 1997 · Avalon, Es 300, Camry · Brakes
- 1997204 · 20 November 1997 · Camry · Other
- 1996170 · 21 October 1996 · Rav4 · Lights And Instruments
- 1996110 · 16 July 1996 · Tacoma · Suspension
- 1996073 · 14 May 1996 · Camry · Suspension
- 1996209 · 15 April 1996 · Corolla · Airbag
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1997119 · 17 June 1997 · B Series · Powertrain
- 1997124 · 23 June 1997 · Windstar, Sable, Taurus · Powertrain
- 1997170 · 8 October 1997 · F-150 · Powertrain
- 1997207 · 20 November 1997 · Aerostar · Powertrain
- 1997242 · 30 December 1997 · Vulcan 1500 · Powertrain
- 1996195 · 27 November 1996 · Fe5h, Ff4h · Powertrain
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Toyota: 312 in the register, and 243 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1997.
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