NHTSA Campaign 05V227000
STEERING:COLUMN
NHTSA campaign 05V227000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: column. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V227000 with NHTSA on May 16, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V227000, NHTSA lists up to 4,855 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 16, 2004 and February 22, 2005.
The 05V227000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V227000 were scheduled from May 2, 2005.
05V227000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V227000 covers have filed at least 42 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V227000 ranks 62 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V227000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 05V227000 was 00V285000, reported on September 21, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE STEERING YOKE WAS NOT WELDED TO THE STEERING SHAFT. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE YOKE MAY COME OFF FROM THE SHAFT, AND COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL.
- The risk
- LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING YOKE AND SHAFT WELD CONDITION, AND REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 2, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 50F.
Reported May 16, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V227000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V227000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 16, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted