# NHTSA recall 15V081000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V081000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2015\-02\-10
- Owners notified: 2015\-03\-06
- Component: STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 116

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain model year 2014 FJ Cruiser vehicles manufactured August 7, 2013, to August 20, 2013.  In the affected vehicles, the intermediate steering shaft which connects the steering wheel and the steering gear box may have an inadequate weld.


## What can happen

If the intermediate steering shaft weld fails, there would be a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the intermediate steering shaft, free of charge. The recall began on March 6, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-800\-331\-4331.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-07\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 116
- Reported remedied: 88 \(75%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2014 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER](/makes/toyota/fj-cruiser/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-07 to 2013\-08\-20.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [T\-TT\-0578\-19 Rev](/bulletins/10182983.md), 2020-11-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0578\-19](/bulletins/10168537.md), 2019-12-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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