2003 Toyota Sienna: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2003 Toyota Sienna. The campaign is 10V160000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Apr 2010. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure. NHTSA has 86 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 10V160000, in the NHTSA record
Toyota will notify owners with an interim letter initially instructing them to bring their vehicle to authorized dealers to inspect for corrosion. A second notice will be sent when the permanent remedy is available. For more information, please see toyota's amended recall report of july 19, 2010. The safety recall is expected to begin on october 12, 2010. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 600,000 units in total.
10V160000Received . 600,000 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Toyota is recalling certain model year 1998 through 2010 sienna passenger vehicles manufactured between august 7, 1997 and january 4, 2010, currently registered in or originally sold in connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, washington district of columbia, virginia, west virginia, and wisconsin. The subject vehicles are equipped with the spare tire stowed under the vehicle. If the vehicle is operated in the cold climate regions of the united states where road salt is frequently used, water splashed backwards with high concentrations of road salt can reach the spare tire carrier and corrode the spare tire carrier assembly cable.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The cable may break due to excessive corrosion and the spare tire may separate from the vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Toyota will notify owners with an interim letter initially instructing them to bring their vehicle to authorized dealers to inspect for corrosion. A second notice will be sent when the permanent remedy is available. For more information, please see toyota's amended recall report of july 19, 2010. The safety recall is expected to begin on october 12, 2010. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number AOE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
86 complaints, 101 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2003 Toyota Sienna
- All 2003 vehicles
| Component | 2003 Sienna | All 2003 vehicles | Sienna, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 178.2 | 16 | 143.1 | 18 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 128.7 | 83.2 | 57.6 | 13 |
| Structure | 108.9 | 51.6 | 261.2 | 11 |
| Power Train | 89.1 | 136.5 | 56.4 | 9 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 79.2 | 45.3 | 57.9 | 8 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 59.4 | 108.8 | 63.2 | 6 |
| Tires | 59.4 | 29.3 | 86.9 | 6 |
| Seat Belts | 49.5 | 14.1 | 33.2 | 5 |
| Suspension | 39.6 | 62.1 | 14.2 | 4 |
| Steering | 39.6 | 42.7 | 39.8 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 8
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 12
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Sep 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2003 Toyota SiennaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2003 Toyota Sienna: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/sienna/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Toyota Sienna?
- 600,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Sienna have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Toyota Sienna, model years 1996 to 2020. 1 of them names the 2003 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Toyota Sienna name most often?
- Latches/Locks/Linkages: 18 of 101 component mentions, or 178.2 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 16 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Toyota Sienna open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.