# NHTSA recall 15V047000

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: 15V047000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2015\-01\-28
- Owners notified: 2015\-07\-01
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 51495

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain model year 2011\-2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles manufactured February 9, 2010, to October 22, 2012.  In the affected vehicles, the sub\-woofer speaker located in the trunk may experience an intermittent electrical short which may cause damage to the integrated circuit \(IC\) in the audio amplifier. In some cases, the damaged IC may allow a constant electrical current flow to the sub\-woofer.


## What can happen

A constant electrical current flow may cause the sub\-woofer to overheat, increasing the risk of fire.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the audio system amplifier and install a protective cover around the sub\-woofer, free of charge. The recall began on July 1,2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-888\-270\-9371.


## 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 2016 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 51495
- Reported remedied: 38480 \(74%\)
- Reported unreachable: 658
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 4, 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

- [2011 TOYOTA AVALON](/makes/toyota/avalon/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-09 to 2012\-10\-22.
- [2012 TOYOTA AVALON](/makes/toyota/avalon/2012/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-09 to 2012\-10\-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.

- [T\-SB\-0057\-18](/bulletins/10238157.md), 2023-06-26, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0578\-19 Rev](/bulletins/10182983.md), 2020-11-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0134\-16\-Rev](/bulletins/10164330.md), 2019-09-03, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0142\-16\_Rev](/bulletins/10161538.md), 2019-06-24, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0414\-16\-Rev](/bulletins/10155247.md), 2019-03-25, Service bulletin
- [TSB018217](/bulletins/10152205.md), 2018-12-17, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0134\-16](/bulletins/10150418.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin
- [TTT\-0268\-13 Rev3](/bulletins/10134320.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [TTT\-0337\-15 Rev1](/bulletins/10134247.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0362\-15](/bulletins/10134223.md), 2018-04-23, 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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