As there are a number of Toyota Landcruiser owners on this
forum, some might not yet be aware of this Toyota Recall.
Toyota - Land Cruiser and Lexus - Front Disc Brake Rotor Retaining Bolt
Date: 01/03/2007
Supplier Name: Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited
Product Make: Toyota
Product Model: Land Cruiser 78, 79, 100 & 105 Series & Lexus LX470
Target Number: 137,479
Model Years From: 1997 to 2005
Consequences: In the worse case of all bolts on one side displacing, continuous vehicle operation may result in brake pull.
Campaign Number: 7531A
VIN Range: WMI. JTE. VDS. RJ71J#. VIS. 00001001-00001299. VDS. LJ71J#. 00001005-00008880. VDS. RB71J#. 00001010-00031422. 20009928-20010133. VDS. RB73J#. 09000000-09000256. VDS. LB71J#. 07000005-07053919. VDS. RC71J#. 00001001-00001827. VDS. RC73J#. 06000001-06000713. VDS. LC71J#. 00001001-00012065. VDS. LC73J#. 06000001-06003292. Land Cruiser 10#. WMI. JT7. VDS. 11UJA5. VIS. 09000002-09019553. WMI. JTE. VDS. CJ09J#. VIS. 05500000-05508187. WMI. JT7. VDS. 11PJA5. VIS. 07000002-07019393. WMI. JTE. VDS. CB01J#. VIS. 01000005-01025709. VDS. CB09J#. VIS. 03000006-03026367. WMI. JT7. VDS. 11WJA0. VIS. 06000001-06001158. WMI. JTE. VDS. HT05J#. VIS. 02024901-02091421. VDS. HT09J#. VIS. 05500001-05512222. VDS. HC09J#. VIS. 07000000-07018378. Lexus LX470. WMI. JTJ. VDS. HT00W. 07000002-07001221. 04000001-04012179.
Serial Range:
Product Info: Land Cruiser 7#. Model Code FZJ78, FZJ79, HZJ78, HZJ79, HDJ78, HDJ79. Land Cruiser 10#. Model Code FZJ105, HZJ105, UZJ100, HDJ100. Lexus LX470. Model Code UZJ100. Production period 30 September 1997 through 5 December 2005.
Defect Details: When vehicle is operated under severe conditions with repetitive high "G" brake application forward and backward, excessive forces applied to the brake rotor may loosen the front bake rotor bolt/s. If vehicle operation continues in this condition, one or more bolts may loosen further (unwind) and eventually rattle.
Consumer action: All owners of affected vehicles will be contacted individually by letter.
Market Coverage: National
Recall Coverage: National
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