The 1991 Toyota Mr2 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 26,395 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE DRIVER'S OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM (STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG) EXCEEDS THE 60G THORAX CRITERION IN NHTSA CRASH TESTS.
THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THEENERGY ABSORPTION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 208. THIS REDUCES THE CRASH PROTECTIONAFFORDED BY THE STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG SYSTEMS IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A MODIFIED WHEEL DESIGNED FOR INCREASED ENERGY ABSORPTION.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Told by patt lobb toyota in mckinney, tx that toyota na will be reaching out to me. "unable to replace steering wheel" under recall 91v223”
“For years I have been receiving a recall notice from toyota every few months. I think it is for airbags, but I'm not sure. The notice always says to call my local dealer, which I have done a few times without any satisfaction. The last time I pursued the repair more vigorously, and toyota told me…”
“I was checking for the takata airbag recall and found this recall which includes steering wheel and airbag(91v223) and the toyota dealership says it is to old of a recall to fix.”
“I was checking for the takata airbag recall and found this recall which includes steering wheel and airbag(91v223) and the toyota dealership says it is to old of a recall to fix.”
“Nhtsa reference id 91v223. Escondido toyota says they can't replace the steering wheel.”
“Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65 mph one of the two throttle body springs fractured causing the vehicle to accelerate to 80 mph. The ignition was turned off several times so the vehicle could be safely maneuvered off the road. The dealer was alerted and determined the entire throttle body…”
“Driving on interstate at 65 mph hood flew up and shattered windshield and t-top glass. Secondary latch failed to catch hood from flight and resulted in hood, hood latch, wiper cowl, windshield, and t-top damage. No action taken to correct failure. Some repairs have been made to glass. This has…”
“While driving, a fire started in the engine compartment, located in the rear of the vehicle, there was no damage to the actual body of the car,the only visible damage to the unit was to the engine, (ohio traffic crash report). *tt”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1991 Toyota Mr2 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.