NHTSA Campaign 15V689000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NHTSA campaign 15V689000 covers 35 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 15V689000 with NHTSA on October 22, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V689000, NHTSA lists up to 1,814,284 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010.
The 15V689000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V689000 were scheduled from November 25, 2015, 34 days after the report.
15V689000 covers 12 models from Toyota, Pontiac and Scion, model years 2006–2011.
Owners of the model years 15V689000 covers have filed at least 326 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V689000 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota Camry has the most (323).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V689000 ranks 6 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 15V689000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 15V689000 was 15V577000, reported on September 18, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Tundra, Sequoia, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and Scion xB, 2008-2011 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2007 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2009 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2006-2011 RAV4, 2006-2010 Yaris, and 2009-2010 Scion xD and Pontiac Vibe vehicles. During the manufacturing of the Power Window Master Switch (PWMS), grease lubricant may have been inconsistently applied to the sliding electrical contacts.
- The risk
- If the sliding electrical contacts are not protected by lubricant, debris and moisture that get into the switch may cause a short circuit and the switch assembly may overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the switch, applying a lubricant if no abnormality is found. If abnormality is found, the PWMS circuit board will be replaced, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin December 20, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is C0M.
Reported October 22, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V689000 (35)
Toyota (30)
- 2007 Toyota Camry
- 2009 Toyota Camry
- 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid
- 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid
- 2009 Toyota Corolla
- 2010 Toyota Corolla
- 2011 Toyota Corolla
- 2008 Toyota Highlander
- 2009 Toyota Highlander
- 2010 Toyota Highlander
- 2011 Toyota Highlander
- 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2006 Toyota RAV4
- 2007 Toyota RAV4
- 2008 Toyota RAV4
- 2009 Toyota RAV4
- 2010 Toyota RAV4
- 2011 Toyota RAV4
- 2009 Toyota Sequoia
- 2010 Toyota Sequoia
- 2011 Toyota Sequoia
- 2009 Toyota Tundra
- 2011 Toyota Tundra
- 2006 Toyota Yaris
- 2007 Toyota Yaris
- 2008 Toyota Yaris
- 2009 Toyota Yaris
- 2010 Toyota Yaris
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V689000, 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: October 22, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted