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NHTSA campaign13V396000

Recall 13V396000: Hybrid Propulsion System

Reported Sep 4, 2013Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing2 catalog makes

Component recorded by NHTSA

Hybrid Propulsion System › Inverter

Campaign summary

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.

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.

Remedy in the source record

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.

Confirm current remedy eligibility, parts availability, and completion status with NHTSA, the manufacturer, or an authorized dealer.

Catalog coverage

Vehicle pages represented here

8 pages

This list reflects vehicle pages in MyRecallCheck, not necessarily the campaign's full affected population or every affected product. Use the official VIN lookup for applicability.

YearMakeModel
2006LexusRX400H
2007LexusRX400H
2008LexusRX400H
2006ToyotaHighlander Hybrid
2007ToyotaHighlander Hybrid
2008ToyotaHighlander Hybrid
2009ToyotaHighlander Hybrid
2010ToyotaHighlander Hybrid

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