Toyota Avalon, Camry, Venza (2012-2013): Equipment
Recall 13V442000 · Oct 17, 2013 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
802,769
vehicles affected
802,769
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V442000
- Date
- Oct 17, 2013
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 802,769
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Appliance > Air conditioner; Air bags; Electrical system
- Model years
- 2012-2013
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.
What can happen
A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 6 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V442000?
3 models: Toyota Avalon (2012-2013), Toyota Camry (2012-2013), Toyota Venza (2012-2013), about 802,769 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V442000?
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
What can happen?
A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in.
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.