Model year record

1977 Toyota Corolla

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 1 owner complaint on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 80V028000

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Component: Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Vehicles affected: 79,392
Reported to NHTSA: 1980-03-18
Owners notified: 1980-03-28

Defect description

THE LOCK NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED ENOUGH ON THE STEERING GEAR BOX WORM GEAR BEARING AND ADJUSTER. CONSEQUENTLY, THE WORM GEAR ADJUSTER MAY BECOME LOOSE DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE FROM HARD REPEATED STEERING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR BOX ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES AND, IF NECESSARY, SECURE THE STEERING GEAR BOX WORM GEAR BEARING AND ADJUSTER TO PREVENT STEERING INSTABILITY.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline	1	—

The 1976 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

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.