The defect
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD.
The risk
IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED TO BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE RELAY ROD MAY FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota 4Runner | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Toyota Pickup | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Toyota T100 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota 4Runner | 1989 | 6 | 1 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 1990 | 78 | 1 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 1991 | 43 | 1 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 1992 | 53 | 1 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 1993 | 51 | 1 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 1994 | 12 | 1 |
| Toyota 4Runner | 1995 | 47 | 1 |
| Toyota Pickup | 1989 | 21 | 1 |
| Toyota Pickup | 1990 | 25 | 1 |
| Toyota Pickup | 1991 | 29 | 1 |
| Toyota Pickup | 1992 | 56 | 1 |
| Toyota Pickup | 1993 | 59 | 1 |
| Toyota Pickup | 1994 | 91 | 1 |
| Toyota Pickup | 1995 | 35 | 1 |
| Toyota T100 | 1993 | 20 | 1 |
| Toyota T100 | 1994 | 18 | 1 |
| Toyota T100 | 1995 | 75 | 1 |
| Toyota T100 | 1996 | 109 | 1 |
| Toyota T100 | 1997 | 71 | 1 |
| Toyota T100 | 1998 | 26 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 2005
47 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the steering; TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 05V574000 30 Dec 2005 | MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V540000 30 Nov 2005 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 05V543000 29 Nov 2005 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 05V541000 22 Nov 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V507000 3 Nov 2005 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 05V496000 1 Nov 2005 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 05V455000 5 Oct 2005 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 05V408000 13 Sept 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005