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NHTSA recall 97V213000

Electrical system › Ignition

Toyota Camry

Reported Nov 20, 1997289,326 vehicles affectedTOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.Built Jul 29, 1996 – Jul 31, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. due to a possible jamming of the lock pin of the key interlock solenoid, it IS possible to remove the ignition key even when the shift lever of the automatic transmission IS not in the "park" position.

The risk

Under such a condition, should a driver fail to move the shift lever to "park" position and also fail to activate the parking brake, the vehicle could roll away down a slope.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the key interlock solenoid.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Toyota Camry
1997

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during the middle of december 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.