Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing | NHTSA Recall #15V143000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 15V143000 by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Affecting model year 2012-2014 rav4 ev vehicles manufactured july 24, 2012, to august 29, 2014 Includes 2,497 affected units, Loss of Electric Drive, component: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2012-2014 rav4 ev vehicles manufactured july 24, 2012, to august 29, 2014
Defect Summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 rav4 ev vehicles manufactured july 24, 2012, to august 29, 2014. due to a software issue within a component of the electric vehicle traction motor assembly, the electric propulsion motor may shift to "neutral" resulting in a possible loss of drive power.
Corrective Action
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the electric vehicle traction motor assembly software, free of charge. The recall began on september 10, 2015. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.