NHTSA recall 05V389000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 05V389000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 50N |
| Manufacturer | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2005-09-06 |
| Owners notified | 2005-10-05 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING |
| Units potentially affected | 977839 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
Notes
TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 50N.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 1989 TOYOTA 4RUNNER | Built 1998-12-13 to 1995-11-08. |
|---|---|
| 1990 TOYOTA 4RUNNER | Built 1998-12-13 to 1995-11-08. |
| 1991 TOYOTA 4RUNNER | Built 1998-12-13 to 1995-11-08. |
| 1992 TOYOTA 4RUNNER | Built 1998-12-13 to 1995-11-08. |
| 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER | Built 1998-12-13 to 1995-11-08. |
| 1994 TOYOTA 4RUNNER | |
| 1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER | |
| 1989 TOYOTA PICKUP | Built 1988-04-25 to 1995-02-10. |
| 1990 TOYOTA PICKUP | Built 1988-04-25 to 1995-02-10. |
| 1991 TOYOTA PICKUP | Built 1988-04-25 to 1995-02-10. |
| 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP | Built 1988-04-25 to 1995-02-10. |
| 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP | Built 1988-04-25 to 1995-02-10. |
| 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP | Built 1988-04-25 to 1995-02-10. |
| 1995 TOYOTA PICKUP | Built 1988-04-25 to 1995-02-10. |
| 1993 TOYOTA T100 | Built 1992-03-13 to 1998-07-30. |
| 1994 TOYOTA T100 | Built 1992-03-13 to 1998-07-30. |
| 1995 TOYOTA T100 | Built 1992-03-13 to 1998-07-30. |
| 1996 TOYOTA T100 | Built 1992-03-13 to 1998-07-30. |
| 1997 TOYOTA T100 | Built 1992-03-13 to 1998-07-30. |
| 1998 TOYOTA T100 | Built 1992-03-13 to 1998-07-30. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.