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.
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.
Safety risk
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.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Power train
69
57,000 mi
Unknown or other
47
57,150 mi
Air bags
37
22,900 mi
Vehicle speed control
33
20,000 mi
Electrical system
29
26,000 mi
Engine
27
17,000 mi
Steering
27
12,500 mi
Structure: body
25
10,000 mi
Service brakes
20
17,000 mi
Seat belts
9
41,200 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
8
50,000 mi
Suspension
6
25,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)
5
58,000 mi
Visibility/wiper
5
31,700 mi
Engine and engine cooling
4
800 mi
Fuel system, gasoline
4
2,500 mi
Visibility
4
220 mi
Exterior lighting
3
26,000 mi
Structure
3
6,000 mi
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
3
17,000 mi
Wheels
3
1,000 mi
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
2
—
Tires
2
123,161 mi
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
2
210,000 mi
Air bags: frontal: driver clockspring/spiral cassette
1
—
Equipment
1
17,000 mi
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
1
—
Exterior lighting: headlights
1
1 mi
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
1
52,000 mi
Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter
1
138,000 mi
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
1
188,000 mi
Seats
1
24,000 mi
Seats: front assembly: head restraint
1
1,500 mi
Traction control system
1
115 mi
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
1
30,500 mi
The 2012 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2014 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.