NHTSA recall 15V011000
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 | 15V011000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SET-15A |
| Manufacturer | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| Reported | 2015-01-16 |
| Owners notified | 2015-03-17 |
| Component | TRAILER HITCHES; EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Units potentially affected | 1140 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-07-06 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1140 |
| Reported remedied | 539 (47%) |
| Reported unreachable | 13 |
| Reported removed | 217 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, 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.
What is wrong
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Toyota Rav4 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2013, to December 29, 2014, and equipped with an accessory trailer light module. The software within the module may incorrectly detect an electrical short and preventively turn off the electrical current and the trailer lights.
What can happen
If the system incorrectly detects an electrical short and turns off the trailer lights while the trailer is being towed at night, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
SET will notify owners, and dealers will replace the trailer light module with a new unit with corrected software, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET-15A.
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.
| 2013 TOYOTA RAV4 | Built 2013-06-01 to 2014-12-29. |
|---|---|
| 2014 TOYOTA RAV4 | Built 2013-06-01 to 2014-12-29. |
| 2015 TOYOTA RAV4 | Built 2013-06-01 to 2014-12-29. |
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
| SET-TSB-17-007 | 2017-08-25. Service bulletin. Southeast Toyota Accessory LED Fog & DRL 2 in 1 light inoperative. Provide Accessory lamp diagnostics and manufacturing date inspection information. |
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| T-TT-0367-15 | 2017-08-14. Service bulletin. TT: Some vehicles with aftermarket headlamps (non OEM) are being repaired/replaced under warranty with OEM equipment. |
| T-SB-0026-14 Rev | 2017-08-14. Service bulletin. TSB: During the manufacturing process tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce conditions such as pulling or drifting. If the wheels are replaced or refinished before vehicle delivery, it is important that the tires remain on the vehicle in the same location and in the same direction of rotation. Please refer to the following procedure to ensure that the original tires stay in the same location on the vehicle. |
| T-TT-0367-15 | 2017-03-24. Service bulletin. TT: SOME VEHICLES WITH AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS (NON OEM) ARE BEING REPAIRED/REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH OEM EQUIPMENT. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.