NHTSA Campaign 20V373000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 20V373000 covers 3 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 20V373000 with NHTSA on June 24, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V373000, NHTSA lists up to 46 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V373000 were scheduled from August 17, 2020, 54 days after the report.
20V373000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2019–2020.
Owners of the model years 20V373000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V373000 vehicles, the 2020 Toyota Rav4 Hybrid has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V373000 ranks 213 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 20V373000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 20V373000 was 17V415000, reported on June 29, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019-2020 RAV4 and 2020 RAV4 Hybrid vehicles equipped with electric power steering (EPS). Water may enter through the steering gear box cover and cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
- The risk
- A loss of power steering assist could increase steering effort at low vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear box, free of charge. The recall began August 17, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB11 / 20TA11.
Reported June 24, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V373000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V373000, 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 24, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted