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Lexus - Toyota

Official notice

4 Sept 2013

Last checked

4 Sept 2013

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Lexus - Toyota. On certain vehicles, a control board for the Intelligent Power Module (IPM), part of the hybrid system inverter assembly, could fail while the vehicle is underway. This could cause various warning lamps, including the malfunction indicator lamp, slip indicator lamp, brake system warning lamp, and master warning lamp, to illuminate on the instrument panel. If this occurred, in most cases, the vehicle would enter fail-safe driving mode, resulting in reduced motive power in which the vehicle could still be driven for short distances. In some instances, the fuse of the power supply circuit could blow, causing the hybrid system to stop functioning. The resultant loss of vehicle propulsion, in conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver's reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the Intelligent Power Module. Published 2013-09-04.

What to do now

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Recall number

70388

Official notice

2013-09-04

The hazard

On certain vehicles, a control board for the Intelligent Power Module (IPM), part of the hybrid system inverter assembly, could fail while the vehicle is underway. This could cause various warning lamps, including the malfunction indicator lamp, slip indicator lamp, brake system warning lamp, and master warning lamp, to illuminate on the instrument panel. If this occurred, in most cases, the vehicle would enter fail-safe driving mode, resulting in reduced motive power in which the vehicle could still be driven for short distances. In some instances, the fuse of the power supply circuit could blow, causing the hybrid system to stop functioning. The resultant loss of vehicle propulsion, in conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver's reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the Intelligent Power Module.

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Recall Numbers

70388

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2006, Make: LEXUS, Model: RX 400H

Product 2

Year: 2006, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER HYBRID

Product 3

Year: 2007, Make: LEXUS, Model: RX 400H

Product 4

Year: 2007, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER HYBRID

Product 5

Year: 2008, Make: LEXUS, Model: RX 400H

Product 6

Year: 2008, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER HYBRID

Product 7

Year: 2009, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER HYBRID

Product 8

Year: 2010, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER HYBRID

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, a control board for the Intelligent Power Module (IPM), part of the hybrid system inverter assembly, could fail while the vehicle is underway. This could cause various warning lamps, including the malfunction indicator lamp, slip indicator lamp, brake system warning lamp, and master warning lamp, to illuminate on the instrument panel. If this occurred, in most cases, the vehicle would enter fail-safe driving mode, resulting in reduced motive power in which the vehicle could still be driven for short distances. In some instances, the fuse of the power supply circuit could blow, causing the hybrid system to stop functioning. The resultant loss of vehicle propulsion, in conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver's reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the Intelligent Power Module.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Lexus, Toyota.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70388

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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