Toyota 4RUNNER, Pickup, T100 (1989-1998): Steering
Recall 05V389000 · Sep 6, 2005 · Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
977,839
vehicles affected
977,839
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05V389000
- Date
- Sep 6, 2005
- Maker
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 977,839
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering > Linkages > Rod > Relay > Connecting
- Model years
- 1989-1998
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
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 fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 20 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 05V389000?
3 models: Toyota 4RUNNER (1989-1995), Toyota Pickup (1989-1995), Toyota T100 (1993-1998), about 977,839 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 05V389000?
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.