What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2010253
- Recall date
- 29 July 2010
- Make
- Toyota
- Models
- Avalon
- Model years
- 2000 to 2004
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 4,169
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, a minute crack may develop on the surface of the steering lock bar, which is a component of the steering interlock system. Such a crack may expand over a period of repeated lock and unlock operations, and eventually the lock bar could break. If this occurs, the interlock system may become difficult to unlock when stationary. If the vehicle is steered to the right while in motion with sufficient lateral acceleration, a broken and loose lock bar may move toward the steering shaft. If the engagement hole in the shaft happens to line up at the specific time the broken lock bar has moved, this could cause the steering wheel lock bar to engage, resulting in a sudden loss of steering control. Correction: Dealers will replace the steering interlock device.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2010253.