NHTSA Campaign 15V011000
TRAILER HITCHES
NHTSA campaign 15V011000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the trailer hitches. The repair is free.
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC filed the report for 15V011000 with NHTSA on January 16, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V011000, NHTSA lists up to 1,140 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2013 and December 29, 2014.
The 15V011000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V011000 were scheduled from March 17, 2015, 60 days after the report.
15V011000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2013–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V011000 ranks 13 of 25 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Toyota Rav4 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2013, to December 29, 2014, and equipped with an accessory trailer light module. The software within the module may incorrectly detect an electrical short and preventively turn off the electrical current and the trailer lights.
- The risk
- If the system incorrectly detects an electrical short and turns off the trailer lights while the trailer is being towed at night, there is an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- SET will notify owners, and dealers will replace the trailer light module with a new unit with corrected software, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET-15A.
Reported January 16, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V011000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V011000, 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: January 16, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted