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Toyota in the affected vehicles, the intermediate steering shaft which connects the steering wheel and the steering gear box may have an inadequate weld.

NHTSA campaign 15V-081 · Reported February 10, 2015 · 116 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Toyota FJ Cruiser
VEHICLES AFFECTED
116
REMEDY
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the intermediate steering shaft, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported a problem with the steering. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, the intermediate steering shaft which connects the steering wheel and the steering gear box may have an inadequate weld.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the intermediate steering shaft weld fails, there would be a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

WHAT TO DO

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the intermediate steering shaft, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-081.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014Toyota FJ Cruiser

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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