The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid and Lexus ES300h and 2019-2020 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles equipped with 2.5L 4-Cylinder engines. Porosity in the engine castings may result in cracks than can allow coolant to leak internally and/or externally.
The risk
A coolant leak can cause the engine to overheat and cause a vehicle stall in conventional gasoline vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, for all involved vehicles, the engine may get damaged mechanically, possibly resulting in an engine oil leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the engine including the engine block, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 3, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA04. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA02.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus ES Hybrid | 2020 |
| Toyota Avalon Hybrid | 2020 |
| Toyota Camry | 2020 |
| Toyota Camry Hybrid | 2020 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2019, 2020 |
| Toyota RAV4 Hybrid | 2019, 2020 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus ES Hybrid | 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| Toyota Avalon Hybrid | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Toyota Camry | 2020 | 275 | 3 |
| Toyota Camry Hybrid | 2020 | 9 | 2 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2019 | 883 | 7 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2020 | 636 | 6 |
| Toyota RAV4 Hybrid | 2019 | 22 | 3 |
| Toyota RAV4 Hybrid | 2020 | 13 | 5 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2020
16 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 20V810000 23 Dec 2020 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 20V774000 11 Dec 2020 | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
| 20V705000 13 Nov 2020 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 20V699000 12 Nov 2020 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 20V646000 19 Oct 2020 | Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. |
| 20V591000 25 Sept 2020 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 20V526000 31 Aug 2020 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 20V511000 27 Aug 2020 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020