NHTSA Campaign 06V188000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 06V188000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V188000 with NHTSA on May 31, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V188000, NHTSA lists up to 170,856 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 5, 2003 and November 10, 2005.
The 06V188000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V188000 were scheduled from June 9, 2006, 9 days after the report.
06V188000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2004–2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V188000 ranks 19 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V188000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 06V188000 was 05V227000, reported on May 16, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SLIDING YOKE IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM CAN CRACK WHEN LARGE FORCES ARE APPLIED AND THE CONNECTION MAY SEPARATE OR THE SLEEVE MAY FRACTURE.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
- The fix
- TOYOTA WILL REPLACE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND INSPECT THE SLIDING YOKE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 60C.
Reported May 31, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V188000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V188000, 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 31, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted