NHTSA campaign 15V728000 · Toyota campaign F1V, F2E
Lexus and Toyota Recall 15V-728: Unexpected Braking due to Pre-Collision System
NHTSA recall 15V728000 (Toyota campaign F1V, F2E) was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on November 3, 2015, with 30,812 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus ES350, Lexus ES Hybrid, Toyota Avalon and more for model years 2013–2015. Owners were notified on July 28, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 15V728000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V728000 (also written 15V-728 or 15V728)
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Toyota campaign number
- F1V, F2E
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 30,812 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Forward Collision Avoidance — Crash Imminent Braking
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 83.72% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V728000. 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.
Lexus
Lexus ES350
Lexus ES Hybrid
Toyota
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Avalon Hybrid
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V728000.
Defect description
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.
Safety consequence
A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.
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 15V728000
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.