Recall Register

1971 Toyota Corona: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1971 Toyota Corona. The newest campaign is 78V002000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Dec 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 78V002000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will inspect all suspect fuel tanks. If corrosion or perforation is present, the tank will be repaired or replaced as necessary. If no rust is present, the spare tire well will be painted with anti-corrosion paint.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 317,577 units in total.

  1. 78V002000Received . 131,046 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel tank could develop corrosion due to a mixture of road salt and water in the luggage compartment. The corrosion could create a small hole in the tank and allow the gasoline to seep into the spare tire well.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect all suspect fuel tanks. If corrosion or perforation is present, the tank will be repaired or replaced as necessary. If no rust is present, the spare tire well will be painted with anti-corrosion paint.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD..

  2. 77V124000Received . 134,625 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The neutral safety switch insulating material may deteriorate and cause malfunction and an electrical short to occur, possibly resulting in switch smoking.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the defective neutral safety switch free of charge on all affected vehicles.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 72V320000Received . 51,906 units.

    Visibility / Rearview Mirrors/Devices / Exterior

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19651
  2. 19664
  3. 19674
  4. 19684
  5. 19694
  6. 19704
  7. 19713
  8. 19721
  9. 19781
  10. 19801
  11. 19810

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1971 Toyota Corona: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/corona/1971/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1971 Toyota Corona?
317,577 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Corona have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Toyota Corona, model years 1965 to 1981. 3 of them name the 1971 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1971 Toyota Corona open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.