NHTSA Campaign 15V011000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Issued by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC · Reported Jan 16, 2015 · 1,140 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Toyota Rav4 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2013, to December 29, 2014, and equipped with an accessory trailer light module. The software within the module may incorrectly detect an electrical short and preventively turn off the electrical current and the trailer lights.

Consequence

If the system incorrectly detects an electrical short and turns off the trailer lights while the trailer is being towed at night, there is an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy

SET will notify owners, and dealers will replace the trailer light module with a new unit with corrected software, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET-15A.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TOYOTA RAV4 2013 1,140
TOYOTA RAV4 2014 1,140
TOYOTA RAV4 2015 1,140

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V011000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.