| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
98V279000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GULF TOYOTA |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CAMRY |
| Model Year: |
1998 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19980728 - 19981009 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1519 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19981113 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19981113 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19981103 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19981109 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUDIOVOX SECURIKEY+ SECURITY SYSTEM AND SECURIKEY+ SECURITY SYSTEMS WITH REMOTE STARTER SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTED BY GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC., IN THE STATES OF TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, LOUISIANA, ARKANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI. CERTAIN SECURIKEY+ AND SECURIKEY+ WITH REMOTE START WIRING HARNESSES CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE INTERMITTENT PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS AND/OR HVAC FAN SPEED CONTROLS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT RUN SMOOTHLY AND COULD STALL. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SECURIKEY+ WIRING HARNESS AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE THE HARNESS. |
