NHTSA campaign 12V120000

GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. Recall 12V-120: AUDIOVOX REMOTE ENGINE STARTER

NHTSA recall 12V120000 was reported by GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. on March 23, 2012, with 363 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota 4Runner and Toyota Sienna for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on June 1, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V120000 (also written 12V-120 or 12V120)
Filed by: GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC.
Report received: March 23, 2012
Potentially affected: 363 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Electrical
Owners notified: June 1, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V120000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Toyota

Toyota 4Runner
- 2012
Toyota Sienna
- 2012

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V120000.

Defect description

GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 4RUNNER AND SIENNA VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH NON-ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT REMOTE ENGINE STARTERS. A MALFUNCTION IN THE AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS BRAND REMOTE ENGINE STARTER MODULE CAN PREVENT NORMAL COMMUNICATION OF THE VEHICLES CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN).

Safety consequence

IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, ANTILOCK BRAKING AND STABILITY CONTROL MAY BE LOST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DRIVERS SHOULD RECEIVE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WARNING THEM OF A MALFUNCTION.

Manufacturer remedy

GULF STATES TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REMOTE ENGINE STARTER WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JUNE 4, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-444-1074.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V120000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.