NHTSA Campaign 90V040000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Issued by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. · Reported Feb 28, 1990 · 121,389 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER MALFUNCTION COULD OCCUR UPON SHUTTING OFF THE CONTROL AFTER CONTINUOUS USE FOLLOWED BY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

REPLACE COMPUTER WITH ONE OF IMPROVED DESIGN.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TOYOTA CAMRY 1983 121,389
TOYOTA CAMRY 1984 121,389
TOYOTA COROLLA 1984 121,389

Source: NHTSA Campaign 90V040000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.