NHTSA Campaign 15V143000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 15V143000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the hybrid propulsion system. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 15V143000 with NHTSA on March 13, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V143000, NHTSA lists up to 2,497 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 24, 2012 and August 29, 2014.
The 15V143000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V143000 were scheduled from September 10, 2015, 181 days after the report.
15V143000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2013–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V143000 ranks 175 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 15V143000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 9 other recalls on the hybrid propulsion system on this site; the one before 15V143000 was 14V053000, reported on February 12, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Rav4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. Due to a software issue within a component of the Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Assembly, the electric propulsion motor may shift to "neutral" resulting in a possible loss of drive power.
- The risk
- A loss of drive power may increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Assembly software, free of charge. The recall began on September 10, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported March 13, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V143000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V143000, 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: March 13, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted