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NHTSA Defect Petition DP19004

Defect Petition · Brake Actuator Valve Wear · Opened 2019-09-30 · Closed 2021-01-21

Investigation

Action number
DP19004
Type
Defect Petition
Open date
2019-09-30
Close date
2021-01-21
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Affected makes
TOYOTA
Affected components
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
Affected model years
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Affected (make, year) variants
18

Summary

On September 19, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a defect petition from Mr. Roger Hogan requesting that the Agency investigate and recall certain Toyota Prius, Prius PHV, Camry Hybrid and Avalon Hybrid vehicles for a brake actuator valve wear condition covered under Toyota Customer Support Programs ZJB and ZKK (subject CSP?s). In support of his request, the petitioner identified 117 NHTSA complaints allegedly related to the subject CSP condition, including 60 reporting crashes. On September 30, 2019, ODI opened Defect Petition DP19-004 to evaluate the petitioner?s request for an investigation. In August 2020, the petitioner notified the Agency that he was withdrawing his petition. Because the petitioner has withdrawn the petition, we are denying the petition as moot and no further analysis of this petition is necessary.NHTSA is authorized to issue an order requiring notification and remedy of a defect if the Agency?s investigation shows a defect in the design, construction, or performance of a motor vehicle that presents an unreasonable risk to safety. 49 U.S.C. ?? 30102(a)(9), 30118. Because the petitioner has with withdrawn the petition, the petition is denied as moot. This action does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency notes that it is not required to receive a defect petition prior to opening a defect investigation and will take further action if warranted by future circumstances.

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