The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2025 bZ4X, Lexus RZ, and Subaru Solterra vehicles. During certain HVAC system faults, such as electrical compressor failure, the defroster and defogger system may become inoperative.
The risk
An inoperative defroster and defogger system can decrease the driver's visibility under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the HVAC control ECU software, free of charge. Dealers will also inspect the electrical compressor, and replace it, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 17, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB07 and 25TA07. Lexus' numbers for this recall are 25LB04 and 25LA04. Subaru's number for this recall is WRD-25.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus RZ | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Subaru Solterra | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Toyota bZ4X | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus RZ | 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| Lexus RZ | 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| Lexus RZ | 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| Subaru Solterra | 2023 | 42 | 4 |
| Subaru Solterra | 2024 | 14 | 2 |
| Subaru Solterra | 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| Toyota bZ4X | 2023 | 21 | 4 |
| Toyota bZ4X | 2024 | 24 | 3 |
| Toyota bZ4X | 2025 | 5 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 2025
27 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the visibility; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
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| 25V730000 24 Oct 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V729000 24 Oct 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V696000 14 Oct 2025 | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| 25V683000 10 Oct 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V671000 8 Oct 2025 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025