The defect
SOLDERED TERMINALS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER MAY DEVELOP CRACKS DUE TO IMPROPER APPLICATION OF THE COATING TO THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE OF CRUISE CONTROL COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE SEPARATION OF SOLDERED TERMINALS AND CIRCUIT FAILURE; ENGINE SPEED WOULD INSTANTLY RACE AND VEHICLE COULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER, IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Celica | 1982 |
| Toyota Cressida | 1982 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 Celica | 1982 | 4 | 1 |
| Toyota Cressida | 1982 | 1 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1986
12 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the vehicle speed control; TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. filed 73 campaigns in all.
| 86V146000 7 Nov 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V130000 19 Sept 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V129000 15 Sept 1986 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 86V110000 12 Aug 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V080000 20 Jun 1986 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 86V079000 16 Jun 1986 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 86V076000 10 Jun 1986 | COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC. |
| 86V067000 27 May 1986 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986