Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing | NHTSA Recall #15V728000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 15V728000 by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Affecting model year 2013-2015 avalon and avalon hybrid vehicles manufactured october 19, 2012 to october 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 lexus es350 and es300h vehicles manufactured june 18, 2012 to july 6, 2015 Includes 30,812 affected units, Unexpected Braking due to Pre-Collision System, component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2013-2015 avalon and avalon hybrid vehicles manufactured october 19, 2012 to october 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 lexus es350 and es300h vehicles manufactured june 18, 2012 to july 6, 2015
Defect Summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 avalon and avalon hybrid vehicles manufactured october 19, 2012 to october 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 lexus es350 and es300h vehicles manufactured june 18, 2012 to july 6, 2015. the affected vehicles are equipped with a pre-collision system (pcs) as optional equipment. in these vehicles, the pcs may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.
Corrective Action
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain pcs components, free of charge. the recall began on july 28, 2016. owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371. toyota's numbers for this campaign are f1v and f2e.