Toyota 4runner, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Fj Cruiser, Toyota Highlander, model years 2005 to 2011. Filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 19 November 2014. 3,233 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14V743 cover?
- Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Toyota FJ Cruiser, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Prius, Toyota Rav4, model years 2005-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14V743 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| System at fault | Seats:Front Assembly:Seat Heater/Cooler |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 November 2014 |
| Model years | 2005-2011 |
| Vehicles named | TOYOTA 4RUNNER, TOYOTA AVALON, TOYOTA CAMRY, TOYOTA COROLLA, TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, TOYOTA PRIUS, TOYOTA RAV4, TOYOTA SEQUOIA, TOYOTA SIENNA, TOYOTA TACOMA, TOYOTA TUNDRA, TOYOTA VENZA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
The remedy
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
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 459 notices in the record whose component field names seats. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 44 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Toyota 4runner recalls: 35 US campaigns
- Toyota Avalon recalls: 23 US campaigns
- Toyota Camry recalls: 32 US campaigns
- Toyota Corolla recalls: 31 US campaigns
- Toyota FJ Cruiser recalls: 15 US campaigns
- Toyota Highlander recalls: 23 US campaigns
- Toyota Prius recalls: 26 US campaigns
- Toyota Rav4 recalls: 39 US campaigns
- Toyota Sequoia recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Toyota Sienna recalls: 39 US campaigns
- Toyota Tacoma recalls: 40 US campaigns
- Toyota Tundra recalls: 37 US campaigns
- Toyota Venza recalls: 11 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14V743, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v743/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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