In May 2000, Toyota filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Shift lever/pedal. The filing affects 8,130 vehicles manufactured between June 1999 and April 2000.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1106250 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | May 23, 2000 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Toyota |
| Component | Shift lever/pedal |
| Production period | June 1999 — April 2000 |
| Vehicles affected | 8,130 units |
Filing in context
The Shift lever/pedal is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 3 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 13 Toyota notifications from 2000 in this archive. For scale, 1,731 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 10 months.
Defect
On vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, the shift mechanism mounting section of the steering column has insufficient structural strength. Repeated shift operations using excessive force may cause cracks to develop at the mounting section. In the worst case, the mounting section may fracture and render the shift mechanism inoperable.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the affected steering column with the corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 8 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| GC-KM70 | ライトエース、タウンエース | KM70-0001012 — KM70-0003892 |
| GC-KM75 | ライトエース、タウンエース | KM75-0001004 — KM75-0002865 |
| GC-KM80 | ライトエース、タウンエース | KM80-0001004 — KM80-0001536 |
| GC-KM85 | ライトエース、タウンエース | KM85-0001003 — KM85-0001424 |
| KF-CM70 | ライトエース、タウンエース | CM70-0001006 — CM70-0002182 |
| KF-CM75 | ライトエース、タウンエース | CM75-0001007 — CM75-0002730 |
| KF-CM80 | ライトエース、タウンエース | CM80-0001004 — CM80-0001424 |
| KF-CM85 | ライトエース、タウンエース | CM85-0001007 — CM85-0002144 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
手動変速機付車のステアリングコラムにおいて、シフト機構取付部の強度に余裕がないた め、過大な力でシフト操作を繰り返すと当該取付部に亀裂が生じるものがあり、最悪の場 合、取付部が破損してシフト操作ができなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、当該ステアリングコラムを対策品に交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3000237
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