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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Unsecured battery may cause short circuit - safety alert

Official notice

1 Nov 2023

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An official NHTSA notice concerns Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Unsecured battery may cause short circuit - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the battery. This could increase the risk of a fire. Published 2023-11-01.

What to do now

Arrange a free replacement at an authorised dealer as directed in the official notice. Read the official NHTSA notice for the full instructions.

Units affected

1,853,568

Recall number

23TB13 / 23TA13

Official notice

2023-11-01

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the battery. This could increase the risk of a fire.

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Affected products

Product 1

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Unsecured battery may cause short circuit

Units affected

1,853,568

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the battery. This could increase the risk of a fire.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Toyota. Contact: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

23TB13 / 23TA13

Campaign number

23V734000

Units affected

1,853,568

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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