1999 Toyota Sienna: recalls and complaints

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1. 10V160000Received 20 Apr 2010. 600,000 units.

   Structure

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota is recalling certain model year 1998 through 2010 sienna passenger vehicles manufactured between august 7, 1997 and january 4, 2010, currently registered in or originally sold in connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, washington district of columbia, virginia, west virginia, and wisconsin. The subject vehicles are equipped with the spare tire stowed under the vehicle. If the vehicle is operated in the cold climate regions of the united states where road salt is frequently used, water splashed backwards with high concentrations of road salt can reach the spare tire carrier and corrode the spare tire carrier assembly cable.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The cable may break due to excessive corrosion and the spare tire may separate from the vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota will notify owners with an interim letter initially instructing them to bring their vehicle to authorized dealers to inspect for corrosion. A second notice will be sent when the permanent remedy is available. For more information, please see toyota's amended recall report of july 19, 2010. The safety recall is expected to begin on october 12, 2010. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

   Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number AOE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Oct 2010.

2. 98V278000Received 19 Oct 1998. 1,960 units.

   Electrical System / Ignition / Anti-Theft / Control Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles, mini vans and passenger vehicles equipped with a theft deterrent systems (tds) supplied by audiovox corporation and distributed by southeast toyota distributors, INC. In the states of alabama, florida, georgia, north and south carolina. The alarm wiring harness plugs into the vehicle's ignition switch and the vehicle's ignition switch wiring harness plugs into the alarm harness to complete the circuit. A percentage of the female terminals used in the alarm connector were found to be defective, causing an 'open circuit' condition when mated to the male ignition switch terminals.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   This condition can cause intermittent performance of the vehicle's electrical components such as the dash warning lights and/or HVAC fan speed controls. Also, the vehicle may not run smoothly and could stall.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect the date code label on the security system harness and any displaying the manufacturing/final date code will be replaced with newly produced harnesses. The date codes are: rav4 - 6/24/98, 6/25/98, 6/26/98; sienna - 6/25/98, 6/26/98; and avalon - 6/30/98, 7/1/98, 8/31/98, 9/1/98, 9/2/98, and 9/3/98.

   Report filed by SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS.

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

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

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.

• 1999 Toyota Sienna
• All 1999 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.

Complaints that report a crash

14

Complaints that report a fire

4

Injuries in the complaints

25

Deaths in the complaints

1

Date of the newest complaint

16 Dec 2020

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.

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.

1. 19960
2. 19970
3. 19982
4. 19992
5. 20001
6. 20012
7. 20021
8. 20031
9. 200410
10. 200512
11. 200611
12. 200710
13. 20089
14. 200910
15. 20108
16. 201114
17. 20129
18. 20136
19. 20146
20. 20156
21. 20165
22. 201710
23. 20187
24. 20197
25. 20202

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

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Toyota Sienna?

601,960 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 Sienna have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Toyota Sienna, model years 1996 to 2020. 2 of them name the 1999 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Toyota Sienna name most often?

Engine and Engine Cooling: 40 of 250 component mentions, or 160 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 120.2 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Toyota Sienna open?

No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.