TOYOTA TOYOTA · model year

1990 TOYOTA TOYOTA

2 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1990TOYOTATOYOTA carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1990 TOYOTA is steering:linkages:tie rod assembly with 1 filings, followed by tires (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.

NHTSA currently has 32 investigation files overlapping the 1990 TOYOTA. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.

2
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

2 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
TIRES1

Recent Complaints

20070702TIRES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 TOYOTA CAB CHASSIS MOTOR HOME. THE VEHICLE HAS FTS WESTLAKE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED SIX TIRES FOR HIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2007. HE NOTIFIED FOREIGN TIRE SALES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT MANUFACTURER THE TIRES WITH THE DOT NUMBER HE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE REAR TIRES WAS OUT OF BALANCE. THE TIRE COULD NOT BE BALANCED, THEREFORE, ALL SIX TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS THE SIX OLD TIRES AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,900. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 30,900

19961231STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

TIE ROD END FAILED.

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NHTSA Investigations

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1990 TOYOTA TOYOTA have?
The 1990 TOYOTA TOYOTA has 2 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1990 TOYOTA TOYOTA?
The most-complained component for the 1990 TOYOTA TOYOTA is STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include TIRES.
Is the 1990 TOYOTA TOYOTA safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.

Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1990 TOYOTA TOYOTA; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.