The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Rav4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. Due to a software issue within a component of the Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Assembly, the electric propulsion motor may shift to "neutral" resulting in a possible loss of drive power.
The risk
A loss of drive power may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Assembly software, free of charge. The recall began on September 10, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota RAV4 EV | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 RAV4 EV | 2012 | 6 | 3 |
| Toyota RAV4 EV | 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| Toyota RAV4 EV | 2014 | 10 | 3 |
Other hybrid propulsion system recalls in 2015
4 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the hybrid propulsion system; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 15V796000 24 Nov 2015 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 15V602000 25 Sept 2015 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 15V449000 15 Jul 2015 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015