Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
What Happened
Your vehicle is equipped with a system that helps prevent collisions. The Pre-Collision System (PCS) uses a sensor to detect potential hazards. However, in your 2013-2015 Avalon or 2013-2015 ES350/300h, this system could get confused by steel joints or plates on the road, and suddenly apply the brakes.
Risk if Unfixed
If this happens, your vehicle could unexpectedly stop, which could cause a collision or make it harder to avoid a crash.
Free Fix
Your Toyota dealer will replace the affected PCS components with updated ones, at no cost to you. You should schedule the repair as soon as you receive the recall notice.
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Original — What Happened
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
Original — Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.
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