NHTSA Campaign 15V143000

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Mar 13, 2015 · 2,497 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Rav4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. Due to a software issue within a component of the Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Assembly, the electric propulsion motor may shift to "neutral" resulting in a possible loss of drive power.

Consequence

A loss of drive power may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Assembly software, free of charge. The recall began on September 10, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TOYOTA RAV4 EV 2012 2,497
TOYOTA RAV4 EV 2013 2,497
TOYOTA RAV4 EV 2014 2,497

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V143000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.