# NHTSA recall 20V205000

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: 20V205000
- Manufacturer's number: See attached report
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2020\-04\-08
- Owners notified: 2020\-06\-30
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 960
- Part numbers: 82185\-12841

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain 2020 Corolla Hatchback vehicles.  A rear hatch wire  harness connector may have been damaged during assembly, which may cause the back\-up lights to fail.


## What can happen

If the back\-up lights fail, there can be an increased risk of a crash while the vehicle is reversing.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear hatch wire harness, free of charge.  The recall began June 30, 2020.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-888\-270\-9371.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB07 and 20TA07.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 2 to 2025 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-04\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 960
- Reported remedied: 906 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2020 TOYOTA COROLLA HATCHBACK](/makes/toyota/corolla/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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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