Recall Register

Rostra: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 4 equipment recall campaigns for Rostra. NHTSA received the reports from 1995 to 2007. The campaigns have 33,266 units in total. The newest campaign is 07E005000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Jan 2007.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 33,266 units in total.

  1. 07E005000Received . 2,934 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Cruise Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain rostra cruise controls, p/nos. 00012-x0486-01, 00015-x0486-01, 00012-x0486-21, 00016-79910, 00016-79910-01, and 250-1755, installed as original equipment on my 2006-2007 gulf states toyota and southeast toyota scion vehicles and also sold as aftermarket equipment. The cruise control may not return to idle when the on/off switch is pressed for the first time.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure to release the throttle when the cruise control is turned off could result in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The vehicle manufacturers will notify their owners and replace the cruise control free of charge. Rostra will notify purchasers of the atermarket cruise controls and replace the units free of charge. The recall began on february 13, 2007. Owners can contact rostra at 910-291-2538.

    Products named: Scion XB 2004; Scion XB 2006; Scion XB 2007; Rostra Cruise Control; Scion XB 2005; Scion XA 2005; Scion XA 2004; Scion XA 2007; Scion XA 2006.

    Report filed by ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 97E003000Received . 25,108 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: aftermarket cruise control units sold by audiovox, moss motors, s&s automotive and warshawsky. These aftermarket cruise control units can accelerate above the intended set speed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Unintended vehicle acceleration can occur increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these aftermarket cruise control units with newly designed cruise control units.

    Products named: Rostra Cruise Control.

    Report filed by ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS.

  3. 96E001000Received . 5,145 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    These cruise control systems fail to hold the speed set by the driver and can accelerate above the intended set speed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Unintended acceleration can increase the potential for a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these cruise control assemblies.

    Products named: Toyota Tacoma 1996; Toyota Camry 1996; Toyota Celica 1996; Toyota Corolla 1996; Toyota T100 1996; Rostra Cruise Control.

    Report filed by ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS.

  4. 95E034000Received . 79 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    When installed in the vehicles, a tie wrap is used to guide the cruise control cable in the engine compartment. Some tie wraps have been installed with a large loop opening improperly guiding the cable which could prevent the throttle from returning to its full idle position.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The engine speed may not return to idle increasing thepotential for a vehicle collision.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove the cruise control tie wrap and install a newly designed guide.

    Products named: Volkswagen Jetta 1993; Volkswagen Golf 1994; Volkswagen Jetta 1995; Volkswagen Golf 1995; Volkswagen Golf 1993; Volkswagen Jetta 1994; Rostra Cruise Control.

    Report filed by ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Rostra equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1995, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Cruise Control4

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Rostra: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/rostra/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS; ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS, INC..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Rostra products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 1 product name for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Cruise Control
How many units does a Rostra equipment campaign have?
The median Rostra campaign has 5,145 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Rostra campaigns name most often?
Vehicle Speed Control, in 4 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.