2012 Toyota 4Runner & 2012 Toyota Sienna recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Gulf states toyota is recalling certain model year 2012 4Runner and Sienna vehicles, equipped with non-original equipment remote engine starters. A malfunction in the audiovox electronics brand remote engine starter module CAN prevent normal communication of the vehicles controller area network (CAN).
💥 The risk
If this condition occurs, antilock braking and stability control may be lost, increasing the risk of a crash. Drivers should receive dashboard warning lights warning them of a malfunction.
🔧 The fix
Gulf states toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the remote engine starter with a new one free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about june 4, 2012. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-444-1074.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V120000
- Manufacturer
- GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 363
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-444-1074
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 1, 2012
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.