# NHTSA recall 97V213000

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: 97V213000
- Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Reported: 1997\-11\-20
- Owners notified: 1997\-12\-15
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
- Units potentially affected: 289326

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES.  DUE TO A POSSIBLE JAMMING OF THE LOCK PIN OF THE KEY INTERLOCK SOLENOID, IT IS POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY EVEN WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN THE "PARK" POSITION.


## What can happen

UNDER SUCH A CONDITION, SHOULD A DRIVER FAIL TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TO "PARK" POSITION AND ALSO FAIL TO ACTIVATE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY DOWN A SLOPE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE KEY INTERLOCK SOLENOID.


## Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 1997.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1\-800\-331\-4331.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-800\-424\-9393.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1997 TOYOTA CAMRY](/makes/toyota/camry/1997/recalls.md). Built 1996\-07\-29 to 1997\-07\-31.

## Investigated as PE97034

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.

- PE97034: Preliminary evaluation, opened 1997\-07\-16, closed 1997\-11\-28. IGNITION INTERLOCK FAILURE. POWER TRAIN.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/97V213000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/97V213000/investigations)

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/97V213000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/97V213000)

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