NHTSA Campaign 13V442000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V442000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 13V442000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V442000, NHTSA lists up to 802,769 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 9, 2012 and June 5, 2013.
The 13V442000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V442000 were scheduled from February 5, 2014, 111 days after the report.
13V442000 covers 3 models from Toyota, model years 2012–2013.
Owners of the model years 13V442000 covers have filed at least 119 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V442000 vehicles, the 2012 Toyota Camry has the most (62).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V442000 ranks 19 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 13V442000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 19 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V442000 was 11V342000, reported on June 29, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.
- The risk
- A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported October 17, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V442000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V442000, 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 17, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted