NHTSA Recall 22V239000
Filed by Toyota Motor Corporation. Component: Electronic Stability Control (esc). Reported 2022-04-13. An estimated 458,110 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Lexus LX 600, Lexus NX 350h, Lexus NX 450h+, Toytoa RAV4 Hybrid, 2021-2022 Lexus LS 500h, Toyota Mirai, RAV4 PRIME, Sienna, Venza, and 2020-2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The Skid Control ECU software may not turn on the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system when the vehicle is restarted after the driver has disabled the VSC system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
Risk
Driving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash.
What the manufacturer will do
Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03. Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.
Manufacturer campaign number: 22TA03, 22LA01
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.nhtsa.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2021 Lexus LS Hybrid
- 2022 Lexus LS Hybrid
- 2022 Lexus Lx600
- 2022 Lexus Nx350h
- 2022 Lexus Nx450h+
- 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 2021 Toyota Mirai
- 2022 Toyota Mirai
- 2022 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
- 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime
- 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime
- 2021 Toyota Redundant Sienna
- 2022 Toyota Redundant Sienna
- 2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid
- 2022 Toyota Sienna Hybrid
- 2021 Toyota Venza
- 2022 Toyota Venza