In July 2010, Toyota filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), covering the Pronard. The filing affects 6,753 vehicles manufactured between February 10, 2000 and January 30, 2003.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1216910 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | July 29, 2010 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Toyota |
| Production period | February 10, 2000 — January 30, 2003 |
| Vehicles affected | 6,753 units |
Filing in context
This filing is one of 21 Toyota notifications from 2010 in this archive. For scale, 1,814 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 2 years and 11 months.
Defect
The steering lock device contains a lock bar that was improperly cast, resulting in microscopic cracks on its surface. Repeated locking and unlocking causes these cracks to propagate until the bar fractures, preventing the steering from being unlocked. In the worst case, the fractured lock bar may snag during steering operation, causing loss of steering control.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the steering lock device with a corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GH-MCX20 | PRONARD | MCX20-0002024 — MCX20-0009734 |
| TA-MCX20 | PRONARD | MCX20-0002024 — MCX20-0009734 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
ステアリングの施錠装置において、ロックバーの鋳造が不適切なため、表面に微小な亀裂が生じているものがある。そのため、施錠・開錠を繰り返すと亀裂が進行して折損し、開錠できなくなり、最悪の場合、操舵中に折損したロックバーが引っかかりかじ取り操作ができなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、当該施錠装置を良品と交換する。
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=3006668
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