NHTSA Campaign 12V491000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NHTSA campaign 12V491000 covers 22 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 12V491000 with NHTSA on October 10, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V491000, NHTSA lists up to 2,519,424 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2006 and December 19, 2008.
The 12V491000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V491000 were scheduled from November 5, 2012, 26 days after the report.
12V491000 covers 12 models from Toyota, Scion and Pontiac, model years 2007–2009.
Owners of the model years 12V491000 covers have filed at least 577 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V491000 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota Camry has the most (323).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V491000 ranks 2 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 12V491000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Camry, Camry Hybrid, RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Tundra, Sequoia, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Yaris, Scion xB, Scion xD and Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The power window master switch assemblies in some of these vehicles were built using a less precise process for lubricating the internal components of the switch assemblies. Irregularities in this lubrication process may cause the power window master switch assemblies to malfunction and overheat.
- The risk
- If the switch overheats, it may melt, possibly resulting in a fire.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify its owners, and dealers will inspect the switch and apply a special grease that inhibits heat build up or replace any switch damaged by the defect, free of charge. Toyota owners that experience a problem with a switch should not attempt to make repairs, but should contact their Toyota dealer or the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331. General Motors will contact the Pontiac Vibe owners affected by this recall and GM dealers will inspect and repair switches as necessary. Those owners may contact Pontiac Customer Care at 1-800-762-2737.
Reported October 10, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V491000 (22)
Toyota (18)
- 2007 Toyota Camry
- 2008 Toyota Camry
- 2009 Toyota Camry
- 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid
- 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid
- 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid
- 2009 Toyota Corolla
- 2008 Toyota Highlander
- 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2007 Toyota RAV4
- 2008 Toyota RAV4
- 2009 Toyota RAV4
- 2008 Toyota Sequoia
- 2009 Toyota Sequoia
- 2007 Toyota Tundra
- 2008 Toyota Tundra
- 2007 Toyota Yaris
- 2008 Toyota Yaris
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V491000, 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: October 10, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted