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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

NHTSA · 13V505000 · published 2013-10-17

NHTSA campaign 13V505000

Hazard

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."

Consequence

A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

The text above is quoted verbatim from the NHTSA record. Confirm the affected units and the remedy with the manufacturer or NHTSA. Recall data may be incomplete, delayed, or superseded.

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Affected products

2013 TOYOTA CAMRY
2013 TOYOTA AVALON
2013 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID
2014 TOYOTA CAMRY
2014 TOYOTA COROLLA