Vehicle recall 98V155000 · July 8, 1998
1994 Toyota Camry
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built in japan.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built in japan. The steering wheel set nut may not have been sufficiently tightened causing steering vibration and looseness.
- Consequence
- The nut can eventually come off allowing the steering wheel to separate from the steering shaft, loss of vehicle control, and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will retighten the steering set nut.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during August 1998.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V155000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 8, 1998
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Owner notification
- August 10, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 104,928
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Toyota Camry (1994): 1994
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