NHTSA Campaign 13V292000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V292000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 13V292000 with NHTSA on July 3, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V292000, NHTSA lists up to 74 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 21, 2011 and August 31, 2011.
The 13V292000 report reached NHTSA 22 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V292000 were scheduled from July 31, 2013, 28 days after the report.
13V292000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V292000 ranks 208 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 13V292000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 13V292000 was 12V537000, reported on November 14, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 21, 2011, through August 31, 2011. A relay in the Power Steering Control Module of the electronic power steering system could experience a short circuit due to insufficient distance between terminals in the relay and moisture contamination of relay coil windings. A short circuit in the relay could disable power steering assistance.
- The risk
- If the power steering assistance shuts off, the driver may have difficulty steering the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering control module. The recall began on July 31, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported July 3, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V292000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V292000, 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: July 3, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted