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NHTSA Campaign 16V396000

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

NHTSA campaign 16V396000 covers 67 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 16V396000 with NHTSA on June 2, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 16V396000, NHTSA lists up to 7,749 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 5, 1987 and January 27, 2012.

The 16V396000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 16V396000 were scheduled from July 14, 2016, 42 days after the report.

16V396000 covers 13 models from Toyota, model years 2005–2012.

Owners of the model years 16V396000 covers have filed at least 32 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 16V396000 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota Venza has the most (20).

By potentially affected vehicles, 16V396000 ranks 1 of 25 Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 16V396000, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC has 1 other recall on the seats on this site; the one before 16V396000 was 14V743000, reported on November 19, 2014.

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What this recall covers

The defect
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.
The risk
If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
The fix
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.

Reported June 2, 2016

Vehicles covered by 16V396000 (67)

Toyota (67)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V396000, 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: June 2, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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