Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V163000

Exterior lighting

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-04-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V163000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
208,000
Reported to NHTSA
2013-04-25
Owners notified
2013-06-06

Defect description

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2013 FJ Cruiser vehicles manufactured January 25, 2006 through February 23, 2013 and equipped with a Toyota Auxiliary Driving Lamp Kits mounted to the front bumper. These lamp assemblies include 55 watt bulbs and due to this wattage and mounting angle, the combination of the upper beam headlamps plus the auxiliary lamps are too bright and exceed the maximum light output allowed for an upper beam headlamp. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

Safety risk

Light intensities above the maximum allowable limit could cause increased glare for oncoming traffic and increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 55 watt bulbs with 35 watt bulbs, free of charge. The recall began on June 6, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

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.

Scope of coverage

7 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Toyota FJ Cruiser2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.