NHTSA Campaign 15V144000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 15V144000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 15V144000 with NHTSA on March 13, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V144000, NHTSA lists up to 110,085 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 15, 2014 and December 23, 2014.
The 15V144000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V144000 were scheduled from May 7, 2015, 55 days after the report.
15V144000 covers 3 models from Toyota, model years 2014–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V144000 covers have filed at least 198 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V144000 vehicles, the 2015 Toyota Camry has the most (105).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V144000 ranks 85 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 15V144000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 15V144000 was 15V081000, reported on February 10, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 2014-2015 Rav4 vehicles. A component of the electric power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may have been damaged during the manufacturing process. Over time, this damage may result in failure of the electric power steering system.
- The risk
- An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number of the EPS ECU or steering column assembly. If the number is within the affected range, the EPS ECU will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 7, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported March 13, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V144000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V144000, 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