Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V491000 | Toyota Motor North America, Inc. | from 09/01/2006 to 12/19/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 2519424 | 11/05/2012 | ODI | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 10/10/2012 | 10/10/2012 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 camry, camry hybrid, rav4, corolla, corolla matrix, tundra, sequoia, highlander, highlander hybrid, yaris, scion xb, scion xd and pontiac vibe vehicles. the power window master switch assemblies in some of these vehicles were built using a less precise process for lubricating the internal components of the switch assemblies. irregularities in this lubrication process may cause the power window master switch assemblies to malfunction and overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the switch overheats, it may melt, possibly resulting in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Toyota will notify its owners, and dealers will inspect the switch and apply a special grease that inhibits heat build up or replace any switch damaged by the defect, free of charge. toyota owners that experience a problem with a switch should not attempt to make repairs, but should contact their toyota dealer or the toyota customer experience center at 1-800-331-4331. general motors will contact the pontiac vibe owners affected by this recall and gm dealers will inspect and repair switches as necessary. those owners may contact pontiac customer care at 1-800-762-2737. | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 01/30/2010 | 15982 | ||
| Failure of windshield wiper system on a 2009 toyota rav-4 during a storm on january 30, 2010. owner was driving on maryland interstate highway 695. the windshield wipers system was turned on to clear precipitation from the windshield. the blades were not frozen to the windshield. suddently, the right wiper blade inverted (like an umbrella turning inside out), striking the left wiper blade, causing the wiper blade system to fail and damaging the windshield. | |||
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/05/2012 | 56000 | 1 | |
| I was at a stop sign and turning right with my grandson in the backseat, i heard a loud noise no other car around me at the time pulled over and looked all around the car and in the back to see if something fell over nothing was in the back. started driving again and heard wind noise pulled over again and looked all under rav and tires got ready to get in side looked up on the top and the sunroof had a hole in it and shattered. nothing hit it just shattered. if had had the inside open glass would have been all inside the vehicle. toyota said not in warranty and the extended warranty purchased did not cover either, had to file insurance claim. was never advised when purchased that the sunroof could just explode and shatter for no reason. now have a vehicle that i will not ever open the inside door for the sunroof again if would shatter while open would get glass all over everyone. thank goodness was only going about 20 miles hour and the inside sunroof door closed when happened. if had been going 65 miles hour and had the sunroof inside door open could have caused wreck. *tr | |||