- Vehicles
- 3,233
- Built between
- Jun 2004 – Sep 2011
- Models
- 13
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 January 2015
- Repaired
- 27%
- Unrepaired
- 2,319
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2004 and September 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2011 Toyota 4RUNNERBuilt June 2006 to September 2011
- 2006-2010 Toyota AvalonBuilt June 2005 to September 2010
- 2006-2011 Toyota CamryBuilt June 2005 to September 2011
- 2010-2011 Toyota CorollaBuilt June 2009 to September 2011
- 2007-2010 Toyota FJ CruiserBuilt June 2006 to September 2010
- 2006-2011 Toyota HighlanderBuilt June 2005 to September 2011
- 2010-2011 Toyota PriusBuilt June 2009 to September 2011
- 2007-2011 Toyota RAV4Built June 2006 to September 2011
- 2005-2011 Toyota SequoiaBuilt June 2004 to September 2011
- 2005-2011 Toyota SiennaBuilt June 2004 to September 2011
- 2006-2011 Toyota TacomaBuilt June 2005 to September 2011
- 2006-2011 Toyota TundraBuilt June 2005 to September 2011
- 2009-2011 Toyota VenzaBuilt June 2008 to September 2011
Repair progress
2,319 of 3,233 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2016.
27% repaired — 871 of 3,233 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 43
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.
What could happen
Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
What gets fixed
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2004 to September 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 November 2014
- Owners notified29 January 2015
- Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 27% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 19 November 2014.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.