NHTSA Campaign 14V272000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 14V272000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 14V272000 with NHTSA on May 22, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V272000, NHTSA lists up to 48,840 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 14V272000 were scheduled from June 27, 2014, 36 days after the report.
14V272000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 14V272000 covers have filed at least 35 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V272000 ranks 107 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 14V272000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 19 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V272000 was 13V442000, reported on October 17, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles may have improper software installed in the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) for the operation of the front passenger seat belt force limiter, and as a result, the force limiter may use the restraint setting designed for small occupants, such as those that weigh approximately 110 pounds, for all occupants regardless of their size. As such, some of these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, a larger front passenger seat occupant may not be properly restrained and be at an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install a software update in the air bag electronic control unit, free of charge. The recall began on June 27, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported May 22, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V272000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V272000, 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: May 22, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted