Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 Rav4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010-2011 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2010-2013 Toyota Venza, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, 2010-2013 Toyota Tacoma, 2011-2012 Toyota Sienna, 2012 Toyota Prius, 2013 Scion FR-S, 2011 Scion XD, 2011 Scion XB, and 2012 Scion TC vehicles. These vehicles were sold with labels that were outside the allowable one percent of accuracy of actual weight added. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Safety risk
An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.
Manufacturer remedy
Southeast Toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation. A small group of the affected vehicles will need additonal remedies which are still being developed. The recall began on May 28, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-2012 Tacoma, 4Runner, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Prius, and RAV4; model year 2009-2010 Avalon, FJ Cruiser, and Highlander Hybrid; model year 2010-2013 model year Corolla, Sienna and Tundra; model year 2009-2013 Highlander and Venza; model year 2012 Prius V; and model year 2010-2012 Sequoia. During modification by SET to include accessories such as leather seat covers, seat heaters or headrest DVD systems, these vehicles may not have had the passenger seat occupant sensing system calibration tested. Without passing the calibration test, the occupant sensing system may not operate as designed.
Safety risk
If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.
Manufacturer remedy
Southeast Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary. The recall began on March 21, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Steering
46
68,000 mi
Electrical system
28
48,151 mi
Unknown or other
25
63,000 mi
Engine
18
18,800 mi
Structure: body
15
16,800 mi
Vehicle speed control
14
7,500 mi
Visibility/wiper
14
38,620 mi
Service brakes
13
7,500 mi
Air bags
10
48,000 mi
Power train
7
6,200 mi
Suspension
4
160,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling
3
160,000 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
3
39,850 mi
Latches/locks/linkages
3
55,000 mi
Seats
3
15 mi
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
3
90,200 mi
Wheels
3
7,474 mi
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control
2
—
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
2
31,000 mi
Other/i am not sure
2
—
Structure
2
9,796 mi
Tires
2
7,474 mi
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
2
53,000 mi
Air bags: frontal: driver clockspring/spiral cassette
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: ABS warning light
1
—
Structure: body: door
1
55,000 mi
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments
1
22,700 mi
Structure: body: roof and pillars
1
128,000 mi
Structure: interior panels: sun visor
1
—
Visibility: glass, side/rear
1
54,000 mi
Visibility: power window devices and controls
1
—
Visibility: windshield
1
—
The 2011 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2013 model has roughly the same number of 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.