NHTSA campaign 13V396000 · Toyota campaign DLF, D0M
Lexus and Toyota Recall 13V-396: Inverter Failure may cause Hybrid Vehicle to Stall
NHTSA recall 13V396000 (Toyota campaign DLF, D0M) was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on September 4, 2013, with 133,081 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Lexus RX Hybrid for model years 2006–2010. Owners were notified on November 4, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V396000 (also written 13V-396 or 13V396)
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Toyota campaign number
- DLF, D0M
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 133,081 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Hybrid Propulsion System — Inverter
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V396000. 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.
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Toyota Highlander Hybrid
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V396000.
Defect description
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid vehicles manufactured February 16, 2005, through July 29, 2010; and model year 2006-2008 Lexus RX400h vehicles manufactured February 23, 2005, through December 2, 2008. The Intelligent Power Module (IPM) inside the inverter module may contain transistors that have higher operating temperatures than the solder can support and the transistors may be heat damaged by the solder. If this occurs, various warning lamps, including the malfunction indicator lamp, slip indicator light, brake system warning light, and master warning light, will be illuminated on the instrument panel.
Safety consequence
The vehicle may enter a fail-safe/limp-home mode that limits the drivability of the vehicle. It is possible that the hybrid system will shut down while the vehicle is being driven, causing the vehicle to stall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the IPM free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicles that had their IPM replaced under recall 11V-342 are not affected by this campaign.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V396000
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.