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2004 Toyota AVALON Steering Recall


NHTSA Recall #	82738
NHTSA Compaign #	10V345000
MFG Compaign #	AOH
Manufacturer	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Supplier	TOYOTA
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	AVALON
Model Year	2004
Component	STEERING
Date of notification	07/09/10
Begin date of manufacuring	28/04/99
End date of manufacturing	20/12/04
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	29/07/10
Report created	29/07/10
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FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	372593
Defect summary	Toyota is recalling certain model year 2000-2004 avalon vehicles. Due to improper casting of the steering lock bar, there is a possibility that a minute crack may develop on the surface of the lock bar. Such a crack may expand over a long period of repeated lock and unlock operations, and eventually the lock bar could break.
Consequence summary	Should the steering lock bar break, the steering wheel would lock and the driver would lose the ability to steer the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective action	Dealers will replace the steering interlock device free of charge. The safety recall began on september 7, 2010. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Recall notes	Toyota safety recall no. Aoh. Owners 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 .

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Toyota AVALON Steering Recall

2004 Toyota AVALON Steering Recall

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