Toyota Prius. Published by Transport Canada as 2012388 on 14 November 2012. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the steering intermediate shaft splines may have been improperly hardened. If the steering wheel is held firmly on the steering lock while turning sharply at low speeds, the splines could deform and wear, causing a backlash in the steering system. The splines could also become fully stripped, …
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Toyota PRIUS in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2012388
- Recall date
- 14 November 2012
- Make
- Toyota
- Models
- Prius
- Model years
- 2004 to 2009
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 14,816
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the steering intermediate shaft splines may have been improperly hardened. If the steering wheel is held firmly on the steering lock while turning sharply at low speeds, the splines could deform and wear, causing a backlash in the steering system. The splines could also become fully stripped, resulting in a potential loss of control causing a crash resulting in injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace affected steering shafts.
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Toyota elsewhere in this register
Toyota is named on 312 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2012387 · 14 November 2012 · Prius · Powertrain
- 2012390 · 21 November 2012 · Tacoma · Accessories
- 2012353 · 17 October 2012 · FJ Cruiser · Brakes
- 2012338 · 10 October 2012 · Camry Hybrid, Yaris, Camry · Electrical
- 2012253 · 1 August 2012 · RAV4, HS 250h · Suspension
- 2012091 · 7 March 2012 · Venza, Camry · Lights And Instruments
- 2012092 · 7 March 2012 · Tacoma · Airbag
- 2012030 · 31 January 2012 · Rav4 · Airbag
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2012424 · 12 December 2012 · Vision School Bus · Steering
- 2012339 · 9 October 2012 · Altima · Steering
- 2012440 · 21 December 2012 · Commander · Steering
- 2012331 · 1 October 2012 · G6, Malibu, Malibu Maxx · Steering
- 2012326 · 28 September 2012 · Accord · Steering
- 2012310 · 19 September 2012 · Frontier · Steering
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