NHTSA Campaign 25V577000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 25V577000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 25V577000 with NHTSA on September 4, 2025; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 25V577000, NHTSA lists up to 94,320 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 23, 2023 and June 12, 2025.
The 25V577000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 25V577000 were scheduled from October 17, 2025, 43 days after the report.
25V577000 covers 2 models from Subaru and Toyota, model years 2023–2025.
Owners of the model years 25V577000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 25V577000 vehicles, the 2023 Toyota bZ4X has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V577000 ranks 89 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 25V577000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 25V577000 was 15V689000, reported on October 22, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2025 bZ4X, Lexus RZ, and Subaru Solterra vehicles. During certain HVAC system faults, such as electrical compressor failure, the defroster and defogger system may become inoperative.
- The risk
- An inoperative defroster and defogger system can decrease the driver's visibility under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the HVAC control ECU software, free of charge. Dealers will also inspect the electrical compressor, and replace it, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 17, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB07 and 25TA07. Lexus' numbers for this recall are 25LB04 and 25LA04. Subaru's number for this recall is WRD-25.
Reported September 4, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V577000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V577000, 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: September 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted