IllustrationCHILD HEAD FLOPPED FORWARD AND HER NOSE AND MOUTH WERE COVERED BY THE FRONT SHIELD ON HER EVENFLOW ULTARA CAR SEAT.
1993 Toyota Previa
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports6 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
41 reportsWHILE FILLING UP CAR, CONSUMER SET BACK IN THE CAR UNTIL WAS FINISHED PUMPING GAS. GOT OUT AND LEFT HAND TOUCHED SIDE OF CAR, AND CONSUMER GOT A STATIC POLK. THEN CONSUMER LOOKED AT GAS HANDLE AND IT WAS ON FIRE AS THE GAS WAS PUMPING. CONSUMER SCREAMED TO DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THEN SCREAMED FOR HELP. SERVICE MANAGER …
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WHILE FILLING UP CAR, CONSUMER SET BACK IN THE CAR UNTIL WAS FINISHED PUMPING GAS. GOT OUT AND LEFT HAND TOUCHED SIDE OF CAR, AND CONSUMER GOT A STATIC POLK. THEN CONSUMER LOOKED AT GAS HANDLE AND IT WAS ON FIRE AS THE GAS WAS PUMPING. CONSUMER SCREAMED TO DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THEN SCREAMED FOR HELP. SERVICE MANAGER REMOVED THE NASAL AND FIRE WAS INSIDE OF THE GAS SEAL AND TANK. CONSUMER SAID THAT SHE RECEIVED A SHOCK IN THE CAR JUST BEFORE THE FIRE, LIKE AN ELCTRICITY SHOCK. CONSUMER ALWAYS GETS SHOCKED BY THE CAR. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
THIS TIRE SEPARATED WRAPPING AROUND AXLE AND TEARING OFF REAR BUMPER, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE UNTIL THE RUBBER TREAD TIRE OFF. THE FACT WECOULD STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 75 WAS A MIRACLE. THIS TIRE HAD ABOUT 60000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS ABOVE THE TREAD DEPTH LIMIT. FOUR TIRES WER…
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THIS TIRE SEPARATED WRAPPING AROUND AXLE AND TEARING OFF REAR BUMPER, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE UNTIL THE RUBBER TREAD TIRE OFF. THE FACT WECOULD STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 75 WAS A MIRACLE. THIS TIRE HAD ABOUT 60000 MILES ON IT BUT WAS ABOVE THE TREAD DEPTH LIMIT. FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 1996 AND ANOTHER OF THIS SET WAS REPLACED OVER A YEAR AGO FOR DEVELOPING AN OUT OF ROUND CONDITION. THESE TIRES ARE DEADLY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21570R14 )
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP THE REPLACED BATTERY BLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD IN FIVE DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, BUT DOES NOT COMPLETELY STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
EVERY TIME CONSUMER CHANGES THE BATTERY AIRBAG WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE.DEALER WILL HAVE TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER . *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE ROTORS AND PADS CONTINUALLY WHICH CAUSE VIBRATION.
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HIS WIFE OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR FELL OFF WITHOUT A WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
UNSPECIFIED.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.