Toyota Recalls 2009-2011 Camry and Venza for Brake Light Switch Defect
Toyota is recalling 2009-2011 Camry and Venza vehicles because a stop lamp switch defect may cause brake lights to fail, increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (inoperative brake lights) where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Toyota is recalling approximately 186,798 model year 2009 Camry vehicles and model year 2009-2011 Venza vehicles. The recall covers Camry vehicles manufactured from July 1, 2008, through February 28, 2009, and Venza vehicles manufactured from October 20, 2008, through January 4, 2011.
During assembly, silicone grease may have contacted the surface of the contact-type stop lamp switch, causing contact resistance. This defect could result in warning lamps illuminating, a no-start condition, the shift lever failing to move from the Park position, or inoperative brake lights. Inoperative brake lights would not warn other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch free of charge. The safety recall began on April 12, 2012. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- TOYOTA CAMRY, VENZA
- Brand
- TOYOTA
- Manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Category
- Vehicle — Lighting / Electrical
- Affected units
- 186,798
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (2)
- CAMRY
- VENZA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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