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NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE87057

Preliminary Evaluation · IGNITER ASSEMBLY FAILURE · Opened 1987-09-10 · Closed 1988-03-30

Investigation

Action number
PE87057
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
1987-09-10
Close date
1988-03-30
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Affected makes
TOYOTA
Affected components
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Affected model years
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Affected (make, year) variants
16

Summary

SUMMARY: TOYOTA RECOVERED SOME FAILED IGNITION CONTROL MODULES FROM THEFIELD. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT A SOLDER JOINT IN THE POWER TRANSISTOROF THE MODULE WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE. BECAUSE THE PART IS AN EMISSIONRELATED COMPONENT A VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS CONDUCTED.THE PREDOMINANT MODE OF FAILURE IS AN INABILITY TO START THE ENGINE,ALTHOUGH A STALLED CONDITION CAN OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.SINCE THE REPORTED OCCURENCE OF ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES IS SMALL, AND THEREPAIR IS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN, THELIKLEHOOD OF FURTHER ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES IS REMOTE.===

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