NHTSA Campaign 12V120000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
NHTSA campaign 12V120000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: electrical. The repair is free.
GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC filed the report for 12V120000 with NHTSA on March 23, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V120000, NHTSA lists up to 363 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V120000 were scheduled from June 1, 2012, 70 days after the report.
12V120000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V120000 ranks 6 of 6 GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V120000, GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC has 3 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 12V120000 was 11V588000, reported on December 14, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 4RUNNER AND SIENNA VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH NON-ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT REMOTE ENGINE STARTERS. A MALFUNCTION IN THE AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS BRAND REMOTE ENGINE STARTER MODULE CAN PREVENT NORMAL COMMUNICATION OF THE VEHICLES CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN).
- The risk
- IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, ANTILOCK BRAKING AND STABILITY CONTROL MAY BE LOST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DRIVERS SHOULD RECEIVE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WARNING THEM OF A MALFUNCTION.
- The fix
- GULF STATES TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REMOTE ENGINE STARTER WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JUNE 4, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-444-1074.
Reported March 23, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V120000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V120000, 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: March 23, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted