Toyota Engine and Engine Cooling: Engine

Toyota is recalling about 74,275 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling.

Campaign
84V108000
Manufacturer
TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reported
12 September 1984
Vehicles
74,275
Built between
Jun 1983 – Jul 1984
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 October 1984
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1983 and July 1984. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1983-1984 Toyota CressidaBuilt June 1983 to July 1984
  • 1983-1984 Toyota SupraBuilt June 1983 to July 1984

What the defect is

Oil pressure sender gauge may be defective. Continued engine operation under high temperature and high pressure may cause the sending unit to leak oil or may cause the engine to lock up.

What gets fixed

REPLACEMENT OF THE OIL SENDER GAUGE WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1983 to July 1984
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 September 1984
  3. Owners notified3 October 1984

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 September 1984.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 5M-GE engines and analoginstrument panels with oil pressure gauge (not a warning light).system: engine; oil pressure sender gauge.consequences of defect: either condition could occur without prior warning, andloss of vehicle control and an accident could result.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand