Vehicle recall R/2000/029

Toyota Yaris recall: Rear wheels may lock under hard braking

DVSA recall R/2000/029 names the Toyota Yaris. It was launched 18 April 2000. It covers vehicles built 1 January 1999 to 31 January 2000.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2000/029
Launched: 18 April 2000
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Vehicles: 19,639 across the lines below

What can go wrong

There is a possibility that under certain conditions when applying the brakes hard and suddenly as in a panic situation a locking of the rear wheels may occur. The vehicle handling will then become unstable.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and replace brake proportioning valve with a modified type.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Toyota Yaris	1 January 1999 to 31 January 2000	19,639

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Other recalls for these models

R/2002/138 Rear brake pipe concern 13 November 2002, Toyota Verso, Toyota Yaris
R/2006/130 Engine may stall 27 November 2006, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Prius
R/2007/073 Seating headrests may detach & airbag may not deploy sufficiently in an impact 16 May 2007, Toyota Yaris
R/2009/013 Fire may occur 6 April 2009, Toyota Yaris
R/2010/010 Accelerator pedal may fail to return to idle 6 February 2010, Toyota Aygo, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Verso and others
R/2010/078 If deployed the airbag may endanger passenger 16 August 2010, Toyota Yaris

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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. 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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