The 1984 Toyota Van has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 152,437 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE 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. THE STEERING CENTER ARM MAY EVENTUALLY BREAK. CONSEQUENCE OF…
REPLACE CENTER CONTROL ARM WITH A REDESIGNED CONTROL ARM.
VOLTAGE REGULATOR WHICH CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF FLOW IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR, MAY HAVE MANUFACTURING ERRORS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT. THE REGULATOR MAY OVERCHARGE THE BATTERY.
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AT NO CHARGE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Consumer was traveling about 30mph on a side street and lost power steering without prior warning, and vehicle shut down. There were no injuries. The dealership was notified.*ak upon diagnosis it was discovered that the woodruff key of crank shaft pulley failed resulting in loose nut and belts…”
“Consumer was traveling about 30mph on a side street and lost power steering without prior warning, and vehicle shut down. There were no injuries. The dealership was notified.*ak upon diagnosis it was discovered that the woodruff key of crank shaft pulley failed resulting in loose nut and belts…”
“The van lost the steering while driving. The steering wheel came spinning all the way around. Please describe. *ak”
“During hard brake application brakes locked up, vehicle fishtailed, causing vehicle to rollover. Tt”
“Steering linkage came apart, loss steering control. Tt”
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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Toyota Van as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.