Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Steering › Electric Power Assist System
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 13, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 110,085. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 2014-2015 Rav4 vehicles. A component of the electric power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may have been damaged during the manufacturing process. Over time, this damage may result in failure of the electric power steering system.
The risk
An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number of the EPS ECU or steering column assembly. If the number is within the affected range, the EPS ECU will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 7, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Toyota Camry | 271 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| 2015 Toyota Highlander | 193 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 2015 Toyota RAV4 | 305 | 4 | 41 | 37 |
| 2014 Toyota RAV4 | 197 | 4 | 25 | 20 |
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 15V144000.
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