Toyota recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.
What could happen
A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.
The fix
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Vehicles covered
- Toyota Avalon 2012–2013
- Toyota Camry 2012–2013
- Toyota Venza 2012–2013
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 13V442000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 17, 2013
- Owners notified
- Feb 5, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 802,769
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- May 9, 2012 to Jun 5, 2013
- Part
- Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner; Air bags; Electrical system
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Lexus / Toyota recall: Air bags Dec 20, 2023
- Toyota recall: Air bags Nov 25, 2020
- Lexus / Toyota recall: Fuel system, gasoline Nov 4, 2020
- Toyota recall: Air bags Jan 17, 2020
- Lexus / Toyota recall: Fuel system, gasoline Jan 13, 2020
- Toyota recall: Equipment Mar 27, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.