Lexus Rx350, Toyota Rav4, Toyota Tacoma, model years 2012 to 2013. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 12 February 2014. 261,114 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012 and 2013 Toyota Tacoma and Lexus RX350 vehicles and certain model year 2012 Toyota Rav4 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the brake system contains a brake actuator that adjusts the fluid pressure of each wheel cylinder. An electrical component within the actuator may …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14V054 cover?
- Lexus RX350, Toyota Rav4, Toyota Tacoma, model years 2012-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012 and 2013 Toyota Tacoma and Lexus RX350 vehicles and certain model year 2012 Toyota Rav4 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the brake system contains a brake actuator that adjusts the fluid pressure of each wheel cylinder.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If this occurs, these systems could become inoperative, reducing the directional control assistance, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Toyota will notify owners, and Toyota and Lexus dealers will update the software for the Skid Control electronic control unit, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If this occurs, these systems could become inoperative, reducing the directional control assistance, increasing the risk of a crash.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 14V054 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module |
| Reported to NHTSA | 12 February 2014 |
| Model years | 2012-2013 |
| Vehicles named | LEXUS RX350, TOYOTA RAV4, TOYOTA TACOMA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If this occurs, these systems could become inoperative, reducing the directional control assistance, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and Toyota and Lexus dealers will update the software for the Skid Control electronic control unit, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
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The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Lexus RX350 recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Toyota Rav4 recalls: 39 US campaigns
- Toyota Tacoma recalls: 40 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14V054, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v054/
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