Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 10, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,519,424. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Camry, Camry Hybrid, RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Tundra, Sequoia, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Yaris, Scion xB, Scion xD and Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The power window master switch assemblies in some of these vehicles were built using a less precise process for lubricating the internal components of the switch assemblies. Irregularities in this lubrication process may cause the power window master switch assemblies to malfunction and overheat.
The risk
If the switch overheats, it may melt, possibly resulting in a fire.
The remedy
Toyota will notify its owners, and dealers will inspect the switch and apply a special grease that inhibits heat build up or replace any switch damaged by the defect, free of charge. Toyota owners that experience a problem with a switch should not attempt to make repairs, but should contact their Toyota dealer or the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331. General Motors will contact the Pontiac Vibe owners affected by this recall and GM dealers will inspect and repair switches as necessary. Those owners may contact Pontiac Customer Care at 1-800-762-2737.
24 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pontiac Vibe | 528 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 2009 Scion XB | 140 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 Scion XD | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 Toyota Camry | 1,294 | 10 | 19 | 151 |
| 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid | 118 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 Toyota Corolla | 1,459 | 13 | 12 | 186 |
| 2009 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 74 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 Toyota RAV4 | 327 | 15 | 3 | 52 |
| 2009 Toyota Sequoia | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Scion XB | 339 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 2008 Scion XD | 67 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 Toyota Camry | 933 | 8 | 13 | 87 |
| 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid | 162 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2008 Toyota Highlander | 405 | 13 | 14 | 44 |
| 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid | 197 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 Toyota RAV4 | 575 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| 2008 Toyota Sequoia | 67 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 Toyota Tundra | 327 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 2008 Toyota Yaris | 218 | 10 | 1 | 51 |
| 2007 Toyota Camry | 2,888 | 10 | 64 | 271 |
| 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid | 602 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| 2007 Toyota RAV4 | 1,004 | 14 | 37 | 53 |
| 2007 Toyota Tundra | 390 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| 2007 Toyota Yaris | 258 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 12V491000.
Full record for the 2009 Pontiac Vibe → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →