Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Engine and Engine Cooling
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 6, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 44,191. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid and Lexus ES300h and 2019-2020 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles equipped with 2.5L 4-Cylinder engines. Porosity in the engine castings may result in cracks than can allow coolant to leak internally and/or externally.
The risk
A coolant leak can cause the engine to overheat and cause a vehicle stall in conventional gasoline vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, for all involved vehicles, the engine may get damaged mechanically, possibly resulting in an engine oil leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the engine including the engine block, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 3, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA04. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA02.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Lexus ES Hybrid | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Toyota Avalon Hybrid | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Toyota Camry | 275 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Toyota RAV4 | 639 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Toyota RAV4 | 884 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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 20V064000.
Full record for the 2020 Lexus ES Hybrid → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →