Recall campaign · NHTSA 06V188000

Steering: electric power assist system

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2006-05-31.

Recall campaignNHTSA 06V188000

Steering: electric power assist system

Component: Steering: electric power assist system
Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected: 170,856
Reported to NHTSA: 2006-05-31
Owners notified: 2006-06-09

Defect description

THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SLIDING YOKE IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM CAN CRACK WHEN LARGE FORCES ARE APPLIED AND THE CONNECTION MAY SEPARATE OR THE SLEEVE MAY FRACTURE.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

TOYOTA WILL REPLACE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND INSPECT THE SLIDING YOKE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

Notes

TOYOTA RECALL NO. 60C.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
Toyota Prius	2006 2005 2004

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.