The defect
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2013 FJ Cruiser vehicles manufactured January 25, 2006 through February 23, 2013 and equipped with a Toyota Auxiliary Driving Lamp Kits mounted to the front bumper. These lamp assemblies include 55 watt bulbs and due to this wattage and mounting angle, the combination of the upper beam headlamps plus the auxiliary lamps are too bright and exceed the maximum light output allowed for an upper beam headlamp. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
The risk
Light intensities above the maximum allowable limit could cause increased glare for oncoming traffic and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 55 watt bulbs with 35 watt bulbs, free of charge. The recall began on June 6, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2007 | 593 | 8 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2008 | 124 | 9 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2010 | 66 | 10 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2011 | 23 | 6 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2012 | 41 | 4 |
| Toyota FJ Cruiser | 2013 | 23 | 4 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2013
23 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the exterior lighting; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 13V612000 5 Dec 2013 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 13V569000 22 Nov 2013 | Volkswagen of America, Inc. |
| 13V518000 22 Oct 2013 | Pierce Manufacturing |
| 13V407000 11 Sept 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V398000 3 Sept 2013 | Oreion Motors LLC. |
| 13V335000 1 Aug 2013 | Ford Motor Company |
| 13V289000 2 Jul 2013 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 13V278000 28 Jun 2013 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013