Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V081000

Steering

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-02-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V081000

Steering

Component
Steering
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
116
Reported to NHTSA
2015-02-10
Owners notified
2015-03-06

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 FJ Cruiser vehicles manufactured August 7, 2013, to August 20, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the intermediate steering shaft which connects the steering wheel and the steering gear box may have an inadequate weld.

Safety risk

If the intermediate steering shaft weld fails, there would be a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the intermediate steering shaft, free of charge. The recall began on March 6, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Toyota FJ Cruiser2014

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.