# NHTSA recall 13V505000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V505000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2013\-10\-17
- Owners notified: 2013\-11\-08
- Component: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 9795

## What is wrong

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."


## What can happen

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


## The 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-06\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 9795
- Reported remedied: 8925 \(91%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 TOYOTA AVALON](/makes/toyota/avalon/2013/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-12 to 2013\-08\-12.
- [2013 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID](/makes/toyota/avalon/2013/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-12 to 2013\-08\-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2013 TOYOTA CAMRY](/makes/toyota/camry/2013/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-12 to 2013\-08\-27.
- [2014 TOYOTA CAMRY](/makes/toyota/camry/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-12 to 2013\-08\-27.
- [2013 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID](/makes/toyota/camry/2013/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-12 to 2013\-08\-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2014 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID](/makes/toyota/camry/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-12 to 2013\-08\-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2014 TOYOTA COROLLA](/makes/toyota/corolla/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-13 to 2013\-08\-22.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [ER4 Dealer Lette](/bulletins/10133720.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [ER4 Region Lette](/bulletins/10133717.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0071\-13](/bulletins/10132021.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [TS\-BO030\-01 Obso](/bulletins/10131993.md), 2018-04-02, 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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