NHTSA campaign 05V227000 · Toyota campaign SSC 50F
Toyota Recall 05V-227: STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 05V227000 (Toyota campaign SSC 50F) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on May 16, 2005, with 4,855 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Avalon for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on May 2, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V227000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Toyota VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.
Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V227000 (also written 05V-227 or 05V227)
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Toyota campaign number
- SSC 50F
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,855 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Column
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V227000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Toyota
Toyota Avalon
- 2005 · Vehicles built December 16, 2004 – February 22, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V227000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE STEERING YOKE WAS NOT WELDED TO THE STEERING SHAFT. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE YOKE MAY COME OFF FROM THE SHAFT, AND COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL.
Safety consequence
LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING YOKE AND SHAFT WELD CONDITION, AND REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 2, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Notes
TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 50F.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V227000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.