NHTSA Campaign 20V698000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 20V698000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 20V698000 with NHTSA on November 12, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V698000, NHTSA lists up to 413 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V698000 were scheduled from January 6, 2021, 55 days after the report.
20V698000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2021.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V698000 ranks 193 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 20V698000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 7 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 20V698000 was 20V410000, reported on July 15, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021 RAV4 Prime vehicles. The headlight aiming caps may have been improperly closed, allowing for horizontal adjustment of the headlight beam. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- Adjusting the horizontal headlight beam can increase glare, reducing the visibility of an oncoming driver or the vehicle operator, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will close the aiming caps on the headlights, free of charge. The recall began January 6, 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA15.
Reported November 12, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V698000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V698000, 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: November 12, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted