NHTSA Campaign 11V342000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 11V342000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 11V342000 with NHTSA on June 29, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V342000, NHTSA lists up to 82,273 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 23, 2005 and August 30, 2006.
The 11V342000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V342000 were scheduled from January 5, 2012, 190 days after the report.
11V342000 covers 2 models from Lexus and Toyota, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 11V342000 covers have filed at least 102 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V342000 vehicles, the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid has the most (74).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V342000 ranks 94 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 11V342000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 19 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND LEXUS RX400H PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 16, 2005, THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2006. A MODULE INSIDE THE INVERTER MODULE MAY CONTAIN INADEQUATELY SOLDERED TRANSISTORS THAT DURING HIGH-LOAD DRIVING, MAY BE DAMAGED BY HEAT CAUSED BY THE LARGE CURRENT. IF THIS OCCURS, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS, INCLUDING THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT, WILL BE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
- The risk
- THE VEHICLE MAY ENTER A FAIL-SAFE/LIMP-HOME MODE THAT LIMITS THE DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE HYBRID SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- TOYOTA/LEXUS MAILED AN INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION ON JULY 19, 2011 TO ADVISE OWNERS OF THIS RECALL AND THE FACT THAT THEY WILL RECEIVE A FUTURE NOTICE WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. TOYOTA DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HYBRID INVERTER PRODUCTION NUMBER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INVERTER CONTAINS SUSPECT TRANSISTORS AND REPLACE THE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Reported June 29, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V342000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V342000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 29, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted