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NHTSA Campaign 14V743000

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

NHTSA campaign 14V743000 covers 62 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler. The repair is free.

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC filed the report for 14V743000 with NHTSA on November 19, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 14V743000, NHTSA lists up to 3,233 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2005 and September 30, 2011.

The 14V743000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 14V743000 were scheduled from January 29, 2015, 71 days after the report.

14V743000 covers 13 models from Toyota, model years 2005–2011.

Owners of the model years 14V743000 covers have filed at least 40 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 14V743000 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota Venza has the most (20).

By potentially affected vehicles, 14V743000 ranks 8 of 25 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 14V743000, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC has 1 other recall on the seats on this site.

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What this recall covers

The defect
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.
The risk
Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
The fix
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.

Reported November 19, 2014

Vehicles covered by 14V743000 (62)

Toyota (62)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V743000, 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: November 19, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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