NHTSA recall 13V396000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 13V396000 |
| Manufacturer's number | DLF, D0M |
| Manufacturer | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| Reported | 2013-09-04 |
| Owners notified | 2013-11-04 |
| Component | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER |
| Units potentially affected | 133081 |
What is wrong
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid vehicles manufactured February 16, 2005, through July 29, 2010; and model year 2006-2008 Lexus RX400h vehicles manufactured February 23, 2005, through December 2, 2008. The Intelligent Power Module (IPM) inside the inverter module may contain transistors that have higher operating temperatures than the solder can support and the transistors may be heat damaged by the solder. If this occurs, various warning lamps, including the malfunction indicator lamp, slip indicator light, brake system warning light, and master warning light, will be illuminated on the instrument panel.
What can happen
The vehicle may enter a fail-safe/limp-home mode that limits the drivability of the vehicle. It is possible that the hybrid system will shut down while the vehicle is being driven, causing the vehicle to stall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the IPM free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicles that had their IPM replaced under recall 11V-342 are not affected by this campaign.
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.
| 2006 LEXUS RX HYBRID | Built 2005-02-23 to 2008-12-02. |
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| 2007 LEXUS RX HYBRID | Built 2005-02-23 to 2008-12-02. |
| 2008 LEXUS RX HYBRID | Built 2005-02-23 to 2008-12-02. |
| 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID | Built 2005-02-16 to 2010-07-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID | Built 2005-02-16 to 2010-07-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID | Built 2005-02-16 to 2010-07-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID | Built 2005-02-16 to 2010-07-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID | Built 2005-02-16 to 2010-07-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| T-SB-0119-15 Rev | 2022-06-13. Service bulletin. TSB: This bulletin includes basic procedures for performing a rescue charge on Ni-MH high voltage (HV) batteries. This bulletin should be used in conjunction with the applicable model and model year Repair Manual while performing a rescue charge. The GRX-5100 should be used wherever the Repair Manual references the Toyota Hybrid System (THS) charger |
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| T-SB-0162-13_Rev | 2018-02-21. Service bulletin. TSB: REVISION NOTICE January 05, 2018 Rev1: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2012 ? 2017 Camry HV and Prius C, 2015 ? 2017 Prius V, 2006 ? 2017 Highlander HV, 2010 ? 2016 Prius, and 2016 ? 2017 RAV4 HV model year vehicles. ? The Repair Procedure section has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. Some 2006 ? 2017 Highlander HV, 2010 ? 2016 Prius, 2012 ? 2017 Camry HV, Prius C and Prius V, and 2016 ? 2017 RAV4 HV model year vehicles used under certain severe operating conditions may exhibit an excessive buildup of dust, lint, or other debris in the HV battery cooling fan, which can reduce the efficiency of the HV battery cooling system. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition. |
| T-SB-0198-11 REV | 2017-01-05. Service bulletin. TSB: FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE USED UNDER CERTAIN SEVERE OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE HV BATTERY COOLING FAN MAY EXPERIENCE AN EXCESSIVE BUILDUP OF DUST, LINT, OR OTHER DEBRIS THAT CAN REDUCE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE HV BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM. HV BATTERY COOLING FAN MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION. |
| T-SB-0198-11 REV | 2016-12-14. Service bulletin. TSB: FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE USED UNDER CERTAIN SEVERE OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE HV BATTERY COOLING FAN MAY EXPERIENCE AN EXCESSIVE BUILDUP OF DUST, LINT, OR OTHER DEBRIS THAT CAN REDUCE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE HV BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM. HV BATTERY COOLING FAN MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.