Vehicle recall 99V307000 · November 1, 1999
Lexus ES300 and Toyota Camry
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The steering wheel set nut may not have been sufficiently tightened causing steering vibration and looseness.
- Consequence
- This can result in a loss of vehicle control.
- Remedy
- Dealers will tighten the steering wheel set nut.
- Notes
- Toyota recall nos. X06 and XL7.OWNER notification began November 30, 1999.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 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987. 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
- 99V307000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 1, 1999
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Manufacturer campaign
- X06/XL7
- Owner notification
- November 30, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 540,037
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar
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