The 2026 Toyota Bz has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 20,991 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 20, 2026.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2026 Toyota BZ, Lexus RZ, and Subaru Solterra battery electric vehicles. The electronic control unit (ECU) that controls the high voltage battery may experience a fault, resulting in a loss of drive power.
Consequence
An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the battery ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 3, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LA07 and 26TA11. Subaru's number for this recall is WRG26.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ENGINE
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The 12v battery in my 2026 toyota bz unexpectedly went dead, leaving the vehicle completely unresponsive. The vehicle could not be powered on or driven. There was no prior warning. Upon google search, there are several posts on websites like reddit and toyota owner forums with reports of the same…”
“Instrument cluster failed to turn on once car is turned on. Speedometer does not display and the electric charge does not display.”
“Instrument cluster failed to turn on once car is turned on. Speedometer does not display and the electric charge does not display.”
“Instrument cluster failed to turn on once car is turned on. Speedometer does not display and the electric charge does not display.”
“New car, only 800 miles, 12v battery drained and is dead. Needed to be replaced. Internal process draining battery. Multiple similar complaints online”
“The carplay disconnects every 2-3 minutes and connects and the infotainment has problems or need software update.”
“The carplay disconnects every 2-3 minutes and connects and the infotainment has problems or need software update.”
“Backing into the center of my 2-car garage, half-way into the door, the car slammed on the brakes, displayed a large brake warning and, on the 360 degree image, I saw a red "bar" to the immediate left of the driver's door. I thought I'd hit something, although I was still 20 feet from the back…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2026 Toyota Bz as of
July 20, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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