Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V505000

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-10-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V505000

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring

Component
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
9,795
Reported to NHTSA
2013-10-17
Owners notified
2013-11-08

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."

Safety risk

A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 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 5 models.

ModelYears on record
Toyota Avalon2013
Toyota Avalon Hybrid2013
Toyota Camry2014 2013
Toyota Camry Hybrid2014 2013
Toyota Corolla2014

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.