Toyota 4runner, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Camry, Toyota Camry Solara, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Fj Cruiser, model years 1988 to 2012. Filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 2 June 2016. 7,749 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and …
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
The maker's own number for this recall: SET16B. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V396 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V396 cover?
- Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Camry, Toyota Camry Solara, Toyota Corolla, Toyota FJ Cruiser, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Prius, model years 1988-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall SET16B, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V396 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| System at fault | Seats:Front Assembly:Seat Heater/Cooler |
| Reported to NHTSA | 2 June 2016 |
| Model years | 1988-2012 |
| Vehicles named | TOYOTA 4RUNNER, TOYOTA AVALON, TOYOTA CAMRY, TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, 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
If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.
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
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 16V396, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v396/
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.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 16V396 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
45e99e92 - Consequence
5aa163c3 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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