1992 Toyota Previa Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1992 Toyota Previa. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 39 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
2crashes
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2
1fires
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
2
SEATS
2
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
Total complaints39

What owners report

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

“1992 toyota previa accessory shaft was replaced 4 times, at the rate of 1 every 50,000 miles. Going bad for the 5th time now. Common problem from other owners of this model. *tr”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE · reported 2009-02-10

“Toyota previa. Manufacture dates between 1989 till 1993? But my 1992 toyota previa has a safety issue. The driver's door lock keeps on malfunctioning (will not open or operate properly) until lately (now/today), it will neither open from the outside or from the inside. All because of a bad spring…”

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES · reported 2009-01-07

“Dt*: the contact stated the passenger side power window was accidentally powered up and the passengers hand was pinned to the top of the window. The power window would not release nor would it power down. The window was physically pulled down enough to release the hand. Minor injuries to the hand…”

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS · reported 2006-05-24

“For the last 10 months the electric driver's side lock on my 1992 toyota previa has been malfunctioning sporadically. Sometimes it would work fine, others it would work manually. Recently, the electronic lock has failed to function by any means, electronically or manually. I believe this could be…”

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES · reported 2005-11-12

“While braking cruise control would not shut off. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak *nm”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL · reported 2004-05-06

“Front tires were showing cracks in sidewall. *ak”

TIRES:SIDEWALL · reported 2003-11-10

“In a yahoo.com auto review " a faulty expansion valve may cause the air conditioner to gradually loose efficiency in 1992 and 1993 toyota previas" I believe this is my problem for I discovered I have plenty of freon inside.*ak”

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER · reported 2002-06-24

“On 7/15/2001 I drove my wife's previa and noticed that it seemed to have an unusual amount of drag while gliding while in "drive" as if the brakes were somehow on, although neither the main brakes nor the parking brake were on. One day later, my toyota dealer tells me that it was a "sticking…”

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL · reported 2001-07-15
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 1992 Toyota Previa as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.