| 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. |
| Manufacturer of Recalled Product: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Begin Date of Manufacturing: | 19980728 |
| End Date of Manufacturing: | 19981009 |
| Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: | V |
| Potenial Number of Units Affected: | 1519 |
| Date Owner Notified by Manufacturer: | 19981113 |
| Recall Initiator: | MFR |
| Manufacturer that Filed Report: | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: | 19981103 |
| Record Creation Date: | 19981109 |
| Regulation Part Number: | |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: | |
| Caroops Record ID: | 78016 |