1991 Toyota Previa: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1991 Toyota Previa. The newest campaign is 93V147000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Sep 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Electrical / Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.. NHTSA has 74 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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, 93V147000, in the NHTSA record
Repair the radio.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 231,672 units in total.
93V147000Received . 155,809 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Failure of a specific electronic component in the radios causes an electrical short circuit.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the failure occurs, it could result in a passengercompartment fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Repair the radio.
Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
93V113000Received . 75,863 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain windshield wiper components are subject to premature failure due to insufficient strength to function under high load levels.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The windshield wiper assembly can fail and ceaseoperation entirely, resulting in reduced driver visibility in inclement weather.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install new wiper motors, certain wiper arm components, and retorque the wiper arm pivot.
Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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
74 complaints, 92 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1991 Toyota Previa
- All 1991 vehicles
| Component | 1991 Previa | All 1991 vehicles | Previa, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 239.1 | 33.4 | 107.1 | 22 |
| Equipment | 87 | 23.9 | 60.7 | 8 |
| Structure | 87 | 56.4 | 60.7 | 8 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 87 | 99.7 | 96.4 | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 76.1 | 181.9 | 125 | 7 |
| Tires | 65.2 | 30.1 | 67.9 | 6 |
| Electrical System | 54.3 | 91.5 | 39.3 | 5 |
| Exterior Lighting | 54.3 | 18.1 | 25 | 5 |
| Power Train | 43.5 | 103.9 | 46.4 | 4 |
| Steering | 43.5 | 40 | 21.4 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 7
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 14 Jun 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA93010 | Engineering analysis | UNDER DASH FIRES | Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System | 26 Apr 1993 | 29 Sep 1993 | 93V147000 |
| PE93016 | Preliminary evaluation | WINDSHIELD WIPER MTR FAILS | Visibility | 9 Mar 1993 | 20 Jul 1993 | 93V113000 |
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1991 Toyota PreviaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1991 Toyota Previa: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/previa/1991/. 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 1991 Toyota Previa?
- 231,672 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Previa have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Toyota Previa, model years 1987 to 2001. 2 of them name the 1991 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1991 Toyota Previa name most often?
- Visibility: 22 of 92 component mentions, or 239.1 per 1,000. For all 1991 vehicles the figure is 33.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1991 Toyota Previa open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.