NHTSA recall 92V135000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 92V135000 |
| Manufacturer | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| Reported | 1992-09-22 |
| Owners notified | 1992-11-09 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH |
| Units potentially affected | 554910 |
What is wrong
THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FOR THE POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM CAN FAIL, CAUSING THE CONTACTS TO "WELD", AND RESULTING IN DOOR LOCK SOLENOID DAMAGE, WITH FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO LOCK OR UNLOCK, EVEN UNDER MANUAL OPERATION.
What can happen
IF THE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN AFTER ECU FAILURE, VEHICLEOCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE INCREASED DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY.
The remedy
INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL SUBCIRCUIT RELAY CONTROL TO PREVENT MALFUNCTION OF ORIGINAL RELAYS IN THE ECU.
Notes
SYSTEM: STRUCTURE: POWER DOOR LOCKS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS.
| 1987 TOYOTA CAMRY | Built 1986-08-01 to 1990-04-01. |
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| 1988 TOYOTA CAMRY | Built 1986-08-01 to 1990-04-01. |
| 1989 TOYOTA CAMRY | Built 1986-08-01 to 1990-04-01. |
| 1990 TOYOTA CAMRY | Built 1986-08-01 to 1990-04-01. |
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 EA92013
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.
| EA92013 | Engineering analysis, opened 1992-05-08, closed 1993-05-12. STUCK POWER DOOR LOCKS. STRUCTURE. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.