1994 Toyota Camry defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1994 Toyota Camry. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION/DISENGAGEMENT
  Engineering Analysis EA97014 · opened Jun 3, 1997 · closed Jul 14, 1998 · led to recall 98V155000

  By letter dated july 8, 1998, the manufacturer advised nhtsa of it decision to initiate a safety recall of approximately 105,000 of the subject 1994 model year vehicles built in japan.this safety recall does not include the estimated 218,000 similar vehicles manufactured in the united states.nhtsa has designated this r…

• STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION/DISENGAGEMENT
  Preliminary Evaluation PE97004 · opened Jan 29, 1997 · closed Jun 3, 1997

  Further information and data are required to fully assess this issue.of specific and immediate concern are manufacturing/assembly/quality control procedures employed to ensure proper installation of the steering wheel in the vehicles equipped with the same steering components.for the reasons stated above, this pe has b…