Vehicle speed controlRecall 90V-040 · Toyota vehicles
TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. recall 90V-040 covers 121,389 Toyota vehicles for a vehicle speed control problem, reported to NHTSA on February 28, 1990.
Source: NHTSA recall 90V040000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER MALFUNCTION COULD OCCUR UPON SHUTTING OFF THE CONTROL AFTER CONTINUOUS USE FOLLOWED BY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
The risk
THERMAL SHOCK TO THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER COULD RESULT IN ENGINE RACING IF THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED WITH THE MAIN CONTROL SWITCH IN THE 'ON' POSITION. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT IF THIS IS PERFORMED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
The fix
REPLACE COMPUTER WITH ONE OF IMPROVED DESIGN.
SYSTEM: CRUISE CONTROL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from September 1, 1982 to August 1, 1984. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- FAILED SPEED CONTROLNHTSA