MLIT Statutory Recall · Japan

Toyota Auris, Corolla Rumion Recall 1134500 — Other (fuel system)

Filed October 15, 2014 · Toyota

In October 2014, Toyota filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Other (fuel system), covering the Auris, Corolla Rumion. The filing affects 189,321 vehicles manufactured between October 2006 and October 2014.

Overview

MLIT filing number1134500
TypeStatutory Recall (government-mandated recall)
Date filedOctober 15, 2014
Manufacturer(s)Toyota
ComponentOther (fuel system)
Production periodOctober 2006 — October 2014
Vehicles affected189,321 units

Filing in context

The Other (fuel system) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 10 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 26 Toyota notifications from 2014 in this archive. For scale, 268 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 8 years.

Defect

In the evaporative emission control system, the resin end of the evaporative gas passage has insufficient strength. Contact with acidic substances can cause a crack to form in the resin end. With continued use, the crack propagates and may allow fuel to leak when the tank is full.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, replace the evaporative emission control system with a corrected part.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 6 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Type code (型式)ModelChassis ranges
DBA-NZE151H AURIS NZE151-1000101 — NZE151-1107720; NZE151-2000000 — NZE151-2002737; NZE151-4002185 — NZE151-4007619
DBA-NZE151N COROLLA RUMION NZE151-1016082 — NZE151-1105321; NZE151-4000000 — NZE151-4013890
DBA-NZE181H AURIS NZE181-6000005 — NZE181-6018136
DBA-ZRE152H AURIS ZRE152-1000101 — ZRE152-1182279; ZRE152-2000000 — ZRE152-2020209; ZRE152-4000828 — ZRE152-4002557
DBA-ZRE152N COROLLA RUMION ZRE152-1016455 — ZRE152-1167045; ZRE152-4000000 — ZRE152-4004814
DBA-ZRE186H AURIS ZRE186-6000000 — ZRE186-6006043

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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状況

燃料蒸発ガス排出抑制装置において、蒸発ガス通路端部(樹脂製)の強度が不足しているため、酸性物質が付着すると亀裂が発生することがある。そのため、使用過程で亀裂が進展して満タン時に燃料が漏れるおそれがある。

改善措置

全車両、燃料蒸発ガス排出抑制装置を対策品と交換する。

Source & verification

This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:

https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3003384

Check your own vehicle: to see whether this filing affects a specific chassis number — and find every other recall for it — use the chassis lookup on the home page.

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