The defect
CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER MALFUNCTION COULD OCCUR UPON SHUTTING OFF THE CONTROL AFTER CONTINUOUS USE FOLLOWED BY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
The risk
THERMAL SHOCK TO THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER COULD RESULT IN ENGINE RACING IF THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED WITH THE MAIN CONTROL SWITCH IN THE 'ON' POSITION. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT IF THIS IS PERFORMED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
The remedy
REPLACE COMPUTER WITH ONE OF IMPROVED DESIGN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Camry | 1983, 1984 |
| Toyota Corolla | 1984 |
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 Camry | 1983 | 6 | 2 |
| Toyota Camry | 1984 | 8 | 2 |
| Toyota Corolla | 1984 | 6 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1990
9 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the vehicle speed control; TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. filed 73 campaigns in all.
| 90V177000 2 Oct 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V160000 4 Sept 1990 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 90V138000 9 Aug 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V113000 6 Jun 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V076000 17 Apr 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V044000 1 Mar 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V035000 20 Feb 1990 | JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. |
| 90V014000 29 Jan 1990 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990