Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing | NHTSA Recall #16V075000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 16V075000 by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Affecting model year 2013-2016 toyota scion fr-s vehicles manufactured march 13, 2012, to january 14, 2016 and equipped an automatic transmission and ignition key Includes 25,706 affected units, Key may be Removed when not in Park/FMVSS 114, component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2013-2016 toyota scion fr-s vehicles manufactured march 13, 2012, to january 14, 2016 and equipped an automatic transmission and ignition key
Defect Summary
Toyota motor company (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 toyota scion fr-s vehicles manufactured march 13, 2012, to january 14, 2016 and equipped an automatic transmission and ignition key. vehicles with a push-to-start button are not affected. in the affected vehicles, it may be possible to remove the ignition key without the transmission being in the "park" position. as such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention."
Corrective Action
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ignition key/transmission interlock wiring connections, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. the recall began on march 7, 2016. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. toyota's number for this recall is g0e.