2007 LEXUS RX HYBRID; 2006 LEXUS RX HYBRID; 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID; 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Toyota is recalling certain 2006-2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Lexus RX400H vehicles manufactured between February 16, 2005, and August 30, 2006. These vehicles may have inadequately soldered transistors in a module inside the inverter that can be damaged by heat during high-load driving. If damaged, the hybrid system may shut down while driving, causing the vehicle to stall unexpectedly and increasing the risk of a crash. Various warning lights on the instrument panel, including the malfunction indicator lamp and brake system warning light, will illuminate if this occurs.
Owners received an interim notification on July 19, 2011, informing them of the recall and that they will receive a future notice when parts become available. Toyota dealers will inspect the hybrid inverter production number to determine if the inverter contains suspect transistors and will replace the module free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
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.
TOYOTA/LEXUS MAILED AN INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION ON JULY 19, 2011 TO ADVISE OWNERS OF THIS RECALL AND THE FACT THAT THEY WILL RECEIVE A FUTURE NOTICE WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. TOYOTA DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HYBRID INVERTER PRODUCTION NUMBER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INVERTER CONTAINS SUSPECT TRANSISTORS AND REPLACE THE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND LEXUS RX400H PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 16, 2005, THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2006. A MODULE INSIDE THE INVERTER MODULE MAY CONTAIN INADEQUATELY SOLDERED TRANSISTORS THAT DURING HIGH-LOAD DRIVING, MAY BE DAMAGED BY HEAT CAUSED BY THE LARGE CURRENT. 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.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.