Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing | NHTSA Recall #13V396000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 13V396000 by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Affecting model year 2006-2010 highlander hybrid vehicles manufactured february 16, 2005, through july 29, 2010; and model year 2006-2008 lexus rx400h vehicles manufactured february 23, 2005, through december 2, 2008 Includes 133,081 affected units, Inverter Failure may cause Hybrid Vehicle to Stall, component: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2006-2010 highlander hybrid vehicles manufactured february 16, 2005, through july 29, 2010; and model year 2006-2008 lexus rx400h vehicles manufactured february 23, 2005, through december 2, 2008
Defect Summary
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 highlander hybrid vehicles manufactured february 16, 2005, through july 29, 2010; and model year 2006-2008 lexus rx400h vehicles manufactured february 23, 2005, through december 2, 2008. the intelligent power module (ipm) inside the inverter module may contain transistors that have higher operating temperatures than the solder can support and the transistors may be heat damaged by the solder. if this occurs, various warning lamps, including the malfunction indicator lamp, slip indicator light, brake system warning light, and master warning light, will be illuminated on the instrument panel.
Corrective Action
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ipm free of charge. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. vehicles that had their ipm replaced under recall 11v-342 are not affected by this campaign.