Vehicle recall R/1996/088A

Toyota Land Cruiser recall: Loss of braking system vacuum assistance

DVSA recall R/1996/088A names the Toyota Land Cruiser and a line with no model name. It was launched 29 November 1996. It covers vehicles built 1 December 1989 to 30 June 1994.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1996/088A
Launched: 29 November 1996
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Vehicles: DVSA lists 3,349 on each model line

What can go wrong

The rotor blades in the brake vacuum pump may have a rough surface and be subject to wear. In the most serious case the blades may break causing loss of brake vacuum assistance and resulting in increased stopping distances.

The fix

The affected vehicles are being recalled to Toyota Dealers for replacement of the vacuum pump blades and rotor.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 3,349. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Toyota Land Cruiser	1 December 1989 to 30 June 1994	3,349
Toyota (model not named in the DVSA file)	1 December 1989 to 30 June 1994	3,349

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2003/059 Possible fuel leak 12 August 2003, Toyota Land Cruiser
R/2003/124 The front seat belt installation may be loose. 3 December 2003, Toyota Land Cruiser
R/2005/064 Possibility of the lower ball joints wearing prematurely and possibly separating 27 July 2005, Toyota Land Cruiser
R/2006/091 Possible loss of drive. 22 November 2006, Toyota Land Cruiser
R/2010/108 Loss of steering control 16 August 2010, Toyota Land Cruiser
R/2017/133 EGR flange could corrode and crack 12 June 2017, Toyota Land Cruiser

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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