NHTSA campaign 06V188000 · Toyota campaign 60C

Toyota Recall 06V-188: STEERING SHAFT FAILURE

NHTSA recall 06V188000 (Toyota campaign 60C) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on May 31, 2006, with 170,856 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Prius for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on June 9, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 06V188000 (also written 06V-188 or 06V188)
Filed by: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Toyota campaign number: 60C
Report received: May 31, 2006
Potentially affected: 170,856 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Electric Power Assist System
Owners notified: June 9, 2006

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V188000. 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 Prius
- 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 5, 2003 – November 10, 2005 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V188000.

Defect description

THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SLIDING YOKE IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM CAN CRACK WHEN LARGE FORCES ARE APPLIED AND THE CONNECTION MAY SEPARATE OR THE SLEEVE MAY FRACTURE.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

TOYOTA WILL REPLACE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND INSPECT THE SLIDING YOKE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

Notes

TOYOTA RECALL NO. 60C.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 06V188000

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.