Vehicle profile
1997 Toyota Previa
Van/Minivan · Vans
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 161 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 2.4L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- RWD
- Body class
- Vans
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- POWER TRAIN — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1997 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
97V056000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNITDUE TO A CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE OIL SEPARATOR PLATE AND THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, OIL LEAKAGE AT THE AIR BREATHER PLUG CAN OCCUR, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY ABOVE 75 MILES PER HOUR.
Consequence: OIL LEAKAGE WILL RESULT IN A SUFFICIENTLY LOW OIL SUPPLY TO CAUSE BEARING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL UNIT LEADING TO EVENTUAL SEIZURE OF THE UNIT INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED AIR BREATHER PLUG TO PREVENT SUCH OIL LOSS.
04/04/1997
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"year": 1997,
"make": "Toyota",
"model": "Previa",
"trim": "Previa",
"submodel": "Van/Minivan",
"horsepower": 161,
"cylinders": 4,
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"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "RWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Vans",
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"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 1
}Compare
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