NHTSA recall 90V040000

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.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	90V040000
Manufacturer	TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reported	1990-02-28
Owners notified	1990-02-28
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Units potentially affected	121389

What is wrong

CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER MALFUNCTION COULD OCCUR UPON SHUTTING OFF THE CONTROL AFTER CONTINUOUS USE FOLLOWED BY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.

What can happen

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.

Notes

SYSTEM: CRUISE CONTROL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1983 TOYOTA CAMRY	Built 1982-09-01 to 1984-08-01.
1984 TOYOTA CAMRY	Built 1982-09-01 to 1984-08-01.
1984 TOYOTA COROLLA	Built 1982-09-01 to 1984-08-01.

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.

Investigated as PE90021

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE90021	Preliminary evaluation, opened 1989-12-01, closed 1990-03-21. FAILED SPEED CONTROL. EQUIPMENT.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB003220	2023-10-16. Service bulletin. TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2023 model year vehicles may be available provided the requests meet the criteria listed in this Service Bulletin. Follow the Procurement Procedure in this bulletin to request a replacement certification label or VIN plate.

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