NHTSA Campaign 13V505000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
NHTSA campaign 13V505000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 13V505000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V505000, NHTSA lists up to 9,795 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 13, 2013 and August 22, 2013.
The 13V505000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V505000 were scheduled from November 8, 2013, 22 days after the report.
13V505000 covers 4 models from Toyota, model years 2013–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V505000 ranks 147 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 13V505000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 13V505000 was 13V030000, reported on January 30, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."
- The risk
- A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported October 17, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V505000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V505000, 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