Lexus ES Hybrid, ES350; Toyota Avalon, Avalon Hybrid (2013-2015): Forward collision avoidance
Recall 15V728000 · Nov 3, 2015 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
30,812
vehicles affected
30,812
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V728000
- Date
- Nov 3, 2015
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 30,812
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Forward collision avoidance > Crash imminent braking
- Model years
- 2013-2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 12 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V728000?
4 models: Lexus ES350 (2013-2015), Lexus ES Hybrid (2013-2015), Toyota Avalon (2013-2015) and 1 more, about 30,812 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V728000?
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.
What can happen?
A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.