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Toyota VAN

Every Toyota VAN model year on file, 1983 to 1994. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3414 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91983 to 1994
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins152Summed across model years
By model year

The 1986 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 26% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02.557.5101983198419851986919871988198919901994
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Toyota VAN complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
8
Steering
6
Engine and cooling
6
Seat belts
5
Brakes
5
Latches and locks
2
Speed control
2
Tires
1
Suspension
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Toyota VAN model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Toyota VAN by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1994Pickup30.0430015
1990Pickup10.0250015
1989Van366.71000020
1988Minivan250.0801020
1987Van650.01501018
1986SUV955.61801117
1985SUV616.71091317
1984SUV450.0802117
1983Not decoded0NoneNone0113
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Toyota VAN

  • 89V-089 May 30, 1989
    Steering bevel gear assembly may have water contamination which could lead to rust/corrosion
    Steering · 110k vehicles
  • 86V-060 May 12, 1986
    Center control arm of the steering linkage system may develop a crack if the steering wheel is repeatedly operated while vehicle is in parked position
    Steering · 104k vehicles
  • 83V-133 Dec 8, 1983
    Voltage regulator which controls the amount of flow in the electrical system between the battery and the alternator, may have manufacturing errors…
    Electrical system · 49k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.