# NHTSA recall 15V144000

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: 15V144000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2015\-03\-13
- Owners notified: 2015\-05\-07
- Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 110085

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 2014\-2015 Rav4 vehicles.  A component of the electric power steering \(EPS\) electronic control unit \(ECU\) may have been damaged during the manufacturing process.  Over time, this damage may result in failure of the electric power steering system.


## What can happen

An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number of the EPS ECU or steering column assembly.   If the number is within the affected range, the EPS ECU will be replaced, free of charge.  The recall began on May 7, 2015.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service 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 8, for 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-04\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 110085
- Reported remedied: 100841 \(91%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1669
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 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

- [2015 TOYOTA CAMRY](/makes/toyota/camry/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-09\-10 to 2014\-11\-04.
- [2015 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER](/makes/toyota/highlander/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-15 to 2014\-12\-23.
- [2014 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2014/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-18 to 2014\-11\-21.
- [2015 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-18 to 2014\-11\-21.

## 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\-0019\-18](/bulletins/10152114.md), 2018-12-17, 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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