Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 41 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Toyota Previa, most frequently naming the brakes, airbags and tires & wheels categories. 27 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 1995 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| Jul 1996 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 1996 | 1 | 7 |
| Feb 1997 | 1 | 8 |
| Apr 1997 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 1997 | 1 | 10 |
| May 1998 | 1 | 11 |
| Jun 1998 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 1998 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 1998 | 1 | 14 |
| Apr 1999 | 1 | 15 |
| May 1999 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 1999 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 1999 | 3 | 20 |
| Feb 2000 | 1 | 21 |
| Mar 2000 | 1 | 22 |
| May 2000 | 1 | 23 |
| Aug 2000 | 1 | 24 |
| Oct 2000 | 1 | 25 |
| Jan 2001 | 1 | 26 |
| Mar 2001 | 1 | 27 |
| Jun 2002 | 1 | 28 |
| Jun 2003 | 1 | 29 |
| Jul 2003 | 2 | 31 |
| Mar 2004 | 1 | 32 |
| Jun 2004 | 1 | 33 |
| Aug 2005 | 1 | 34 |
| Oct 2007 | 1 | 35 |
| Aug 2008 | 1 | 36 |
| Aug 2010 | 1 | 37 |
| Apr 2014 | 1 | 38 |
| May 2014 | 1 | 39 |
| Nov 2015 | 1 | 40 |
| Jul 2019 | 1 | 41 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
VEHICLE HAS DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG ONLY. AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON TUESDAY, JULY 2 AT ABOUT 5PM WHILE DRIVING ON A SAN DIEGO FREEWAY AT 60MPH. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR WARNING TO DRIVER. MINOR INJURY TO DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS ULTIMATELY TOWED FROM ROAD TO SERVICE CENTER.
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DEFAZIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *JB
HANKOOK OPTIMO H724 TIRE P205/75R-14 DOT T7XC HBH. INSIDE TIRE WALL (BACK DRIVER SIDE) SEPARATED ON 04-16-14 TRAVELING I10 WEST AT ARIZONA HIGH WAY SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH CAUSING ACCIDENT. NOTHING WAS RUN OVER ON HIGHWAY. SEVERE, ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT. MINI-VAN TOTALED. PURCHASED AT AMERICA'S TIRE, SAN RAMON, CA 07-20-13. TIRE HAD ~ 10,000 MILES WEAR ON 70,000 MILE TIRE. TIRES AND PRESSURE CHECKED 8 DAYS PRIOR. INSIDE WALL SEPARATIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. SUSPECTED MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL IS NOT HARD. ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT PUTS HUMAN LIFE IN DANGER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WILL NOT PURCHASE HANKOOK TIRES AGAIN. THERE ARE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH INSIDE WALL CRACKING ON THE HANKOOK OPTIMO H725 TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION. I HAD REPORTED THE PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO HANKOOK. [XXX], HANKOOK TIRE, CONTACTED ME 04/21/14. HE IS CLEARLY NOT INTERESTED IN THE SERIOUS NATURE OF A POTENTIAL MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN 2 PHONE CONVERSATIONS ON 04/22/14. I CLEARLY STATED SEVERAL TIMES THAT MY INTENT IN CONTACTING THEM WAS FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. [XXX], FROM HANKOOK TIRE, DID NOT KNOW WHICH MANUFACTURING PLANT HAD MANUFACTURED THE TIRE EVEN THOUGH I HAD PROVIDED THE DOT NUMBER OR IF THERE WERE OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MODEL NUMBER. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR NEXT TO ME OR A CAR BEHIND ME OR A TREE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH WITH THAT TYPE OF INSIDE WALL TIRE SEPARATION. AGAIN, LET ME REITERATE HOW RARE AND DANGEROUS INSIDE TIRE WALL SEPARATIONS ARE. THERE IS NO ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT, THEN JERKED TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN JERKED TO THE LEFT AGAIN BEFORE IT STARTED TO SPIN 180 DEGREES AND ROLL. THERE WERE NO TELL-TALE WARNINGS (ROUGH RIDE) OF THE POTENTIAL INSIDE TIRE WALL SEPARATION LIKE AN OUTSIDE TIRE WALL SEPARATION. A TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO IS LACKADAISICAL ABOUT SAFETY IS DEEPLY TROUBLING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
HANKOOK OPTIMO H724 TIRE P205/75R-14 DOT T7XC HBH. INSIDE TIRE WALL (BACK DRIVER SIDE) SEPARATED ON 04-16-14 TRAVELING I10 WEST AT ARIZONA HIGH WAY SPEED LIMIT CAUSING ACCIDENT. NOTHING WAS RUN OVER ON HIGHWAY. SEVERE, ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. MINI-VAN TOTALED. PURCHASED AT AMERICA'S TIRE 07-20-13. TIRE HAD ~ 10,000 MILES WEAR. TIRES AND PRESSURE CHECKED 8 DAYS PRIOR. INSIDE WALL SEPARATIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. SUSPECTED MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL IS NOT HARD. ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT PUTS HUMAN LIFE IN DANGER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WILL NOT PURCHASE HANKOOK TIRES AGAIN. HAVE REPORTED IT TO HANKOOK TIRES. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE INSIDE TIRE WAS MISSING A CORD IN THREE PLACES. UPDATED 07/15/15. *JB
1993 TOYOTA PREVIA. SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I TRIED TO STOP AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING. PARKING BRAKE WAS ALSO NOT OPERABLE. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. PUTTING IT IN PARK OR REVERSE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW IT DOWN. I WENT DOWN GULLEY, ACROSS LAWNS AND PARKING LOTS AND DID CIRCLES IN PARKING LOT UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED (?RAN OUT OF GAS). TERRIFYING!! I NOTIFIED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHY THERE WAS THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE AND I WAS INFORMED MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY REALLY DIDN'T CARE. OVERALL IT HAD BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE AND ALL SIX OF MY CHILDREN USED IT TO LEARN TO DRIVE. I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE IT TO MY YOUNGEST SON. THANK GOODNESS IT HAPPENED WITH ME AND NOT HIM. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA REALLY DIDN'T CARE THAT THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES AND THERE ARE STILL ALOT OF PREVIAS ON THE ROAD. IT HAD FAIRLY NEW BRAKES AND HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. IT WILL NOW BE SOLD FOR SCRAP. *TR
WHILE STARTING UP OUR 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA, THE RADIO AMPLIFIER UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE FIRE STOPPED. SMOKE ODORS FROM THE FIRE STILL PERSIST, AND THE AMPLIFIER WAS REMOVED. THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEAR ONE OUTPUT TRANSISTOR WAS BADLY BURNED, AND THE AMPLIFIER IS NOT REPAIRABLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE GLUE USED TO ATTACH THE LARGE CAPACITORS HAS MIGRATED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SHORT. NO NEW PART HAS BEEN FOUND AS YET. *TR
1993 TOYOTA PREVIA SUSPENSION ISSUES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN WORKED ON BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST AND HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE AFTER MARKET PARTS AND WANTS TOYOTA TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE PARTS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT STRUTS, SPRINGS, REAR SHOCKS AND REAR SPRINGS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BOTTOM OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MOSTLY IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR ENGINE AND OIL SEAL WERE LEAKING .THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO REPLACED. *JB
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER NOT DRIVING FOR A COUPLE DAYS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, IT WILL COST $800 TO FIX IT. I THINK THIS IS VERY UNREASONABLE. IT WAS NEVER IN A WRECK AND NEVER DEPLOYED. THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH. *JB
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2023 model year vehicles may be available provided the requests meet the criteria listed in this Service Bulletin. Follow the Procurement Procedure in this bulletin to request a replacement certification label or VIN plate.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; TIRES; WHEELS
POL: This consolidated Tire Warranty Guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground and spare tires currently in use by Toyota. This information must be kept near the point of vehicle sale and be available to any customer that requests it. Customers can find this information on the Owner?s section of Toyota.com. Dealers can locate a copy of this guide on the Claims Processing & Resource Center in Dealer Daily as well.
EQUIPMENT
TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2021 model year vehicles may be available provided the requests meet the criteria listed in this Service Bulletin. Follow the Procurement Procedure in this bulletin to request a replacement certification label or VIN plate.
EQUIPMENT
TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE April 07, 2020: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0032-20. Replacement Certification Labels and VIN Plates
EQUIPMENT
TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin Nos. PG021-88, PG015-89, PG0015-90, PG002-91, PG002-93, PG005-97, PG007-01, PG007-07, PG006-01, PG004-97, T-SB-0144-08, and T-SB-0304-17. The aforementioned bulletins are obsolete, and any printed versions should be discarded. Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2020 model year vehicles may be available provided the requests meet the criteria listed in this Service Bulletin. Follow the Procurement Procedure in this bulletin to request a replacement certification label or VIN plate.
EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Technical Service Bulletin: OBSOLETE NOTICE: July 31, 2018: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0304-17.
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.