1987 Toyota Cressida Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1987 Toyota Cressida. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
1crashes
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1
1crashes1injuries
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“High beams are not working. Consumer has had bulbs changed, but problem still occurs. Contacted dealer. *ak”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS · reported 1999-01-01

“Engine manifold was leaking. Please provide further information.*ak”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE · reported 1999-01-01

“Air conditioner climate control module inoperative.”

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER · reported 1996-07-22

“Locking nut on power steering pump missing.”

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP · reported 1996-03-19

“Consumer in a 12:00 position collision, upper body was not restrained properly. Tt”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR · reported 1995-05-25

“"rapid & uncontrollable acceleration in toyota models" toyota cressida model should be added to recall list. Here is my experience. Having just finished pulling into a parking spot, I attempted to shift the car into park, but instead, the car rapidly accelerated to top speed. The car was blocked…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 1993-05-05

“"rapid & uncontrollable acceleration in toyota models" toyota cressida model should be added to recall list. Here is my experience. Having just finished pulling into a parking spot, I attempted to shift the car into park, but instead, the car rapidly accelerated to top speed. The car was blocked…”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 1993-05-05
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Toyota Cressida as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.