Toyota Avalon. Published by Transport Canada as 2015038 on 28 January 2015. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain vehicles equipped with a trunk-mounted sub-woofer, cargo in the trunk could contact the sub-woofer's soft braided wire, which could cause the wire to move out of its normal position. If one of these wires were to come into contact with the metal frame of the sub-woofer, it could result in an intermittent …
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Toyota AVALON in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2015038
- Recall date
- 28 January 2015
- Make
- Toyota
- Models
- Avalon
- Model years
- 2011 to 2012
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,285
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with a trunk-mounted sub-woofer, cargo in the trunk could contact the sub-woofer's soft braided wire, which could cause the wire to move out of its normal position. If one of these wires were to come into contact with the metal frame of the sub-woofer, it could result in an intermittent short, causing the integrated circuit (IC) in the audio amplifier to become damaged. In some cases, the damaged IC could create a closed circuit between the power supply and sub-woofer, and electric current could continue to flow to the sub-woofer. If this were to occur, the sub-woofer could overheat, increasing the risk of fire, causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the audio system amplifier and install a protective cover around the subwoofer. In the interim, dealers will disconnect the rear sub-woofer.
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Toyota elsewhere in this register
Toyota is named on 312 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2015014 · 15 January 2015 · Prius V · Airbag
- 2015053 · 5 February 2015 · FJ Cruiser · Steering
- 2015070 · 17 February 2015 · Yaris · Suspension
- 2015103 · 11 March 2015 · Rav4, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid · Steering
- 2015197 · 13 May 2015 · Tundra, Sequoia · Airbag
- 2015198 · 13 May 2015 · Rav4 · Airbag
- 2015269 · 17 June 2015 · SC 430, Sequoia, Matrix · Airbag
- 2015312 · 15 July 2015 · Prius V · Powertrain
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2015030 · 26 January 2015 · Rogue · Electrical
- 2015017 · 16 January 2015 · Gu, Chu, Cxu · Electrical
- 2015015 · 16 January 2015 · Forte · Electrical
- 2015126 · 24 March 2015 · MKT · Electrical
- 2015131 · 25 March 2015 · Vision School Bus · Electrical
- 2015132 · 25 March 2015 · Vision Non-School Bus · Electrical
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Toyota: 312 in the register, and 620 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2015.
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