VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INSUFFICIENT ELECTRICAL CONTACT CAN OCCUR IN THE TORQUE SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE POWER ASSIST OPERATION OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. THE TORQUE SENSOR COULD SEND IMPROPER ELECTRICAL SIGNALS.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing – TOYOTA/ELECTRIC POWER STEERING
| Report Received Date | 09/21/2000 |
| NHTSA ID | 00V285000 |
| Consequence Summary | IF THIS OCCURS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ICON WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE CENTER PANEL, AND THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL STEERING EFFORT DEPENDING UPON VEHICLE SPEED. |
| Corrective Action | DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE ELECTRIC STEERING GEAR BOX. |
| Recall Code | NR (Not Reported) |
| Potentially Affected | 1772 |
| Fire Risk When Parked | No |
| Do Not Drive | No |
| Recall Link | Go to Recall (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=00V285000) |
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