# NHTSA recall 13V396000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2006 LEXUS RX HYBRID. Built 2005\-02\-23 to 2008\-12\-02.
- 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](/makes/toyota/highlander/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-02\-16 to 2010\-07\-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID](/makes/toyota/highlander/2007/recalls.md). Built 2005\-02\-16 to 2010\-07\-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID](/makes/toyota/highlander/2008/recalls.md). Built 2005\-02\-16 to 2010\-07\-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID](/makes/toyota/highlander/2009/recalls.md). Built 2005\-02\-16 to 2010\-07\-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID](/makes/toyota/highlander/2010/recalls.md). Built 2005\-02\-16 to 2010\-07\-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [T\-SB\-0119\-15 Rev](/bulletins/10213902.md), 2022-06-13, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0162\-13\_Rev](/bulletins/10129204.md), 2018-02-21, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0198\-11 REV](/bulletins/10087882.md), 2017-01-05, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0198\-11 REV](/bulletins/10086292.md), 2016-12-14, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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