- Vehicles
- 7,749
- Built between
- Dec 1987 – Jan 2012
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 July 2016
- Repaired
- 24%
- Unrepaired
- 5,678
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1987 and January 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005-2011 Toyota 4RUNNERBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2005-2010 Toyota AvalonBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 1988-1990, 2005-2010 Toyota CamryBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2006-2008 Toyota Camry SolaraBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 1989, 2009-2010 Toyota CorollaBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2007-2010 Toyota FJ CruiserBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2005-2011 Toyota HighlanderBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2010-2012 Toyota PriusBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4Built December 1987 to January 2012
- 2005-2011 Toyota SequoiaBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2005-2011 Toyota SiennaBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2006-2011 Toyota TacomaBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2005-2010 Toyota TundraBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
- 2009-2010 Toyota VenzaBuilt December 1987 to January 2012
Repair progress
5,678 of 7,749 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2017.
24% repaired — 1,831 of 7,749 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 240
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 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.
What could happen
If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1987 to January 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 June 2016
- Owners notified14 July 2016
- Latest repair reportQ4 2017 — 24% 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 2 June 2016.
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. SET number for this recall is SET16B.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SET16B
- 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.