In April 2016, Toyota filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), covering the Crown, Crown Majesta. The filing affects 16,618 vehicles manufactured between January 23, 2008 and July 26, 2013.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1138000 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | April 13, 2016 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Toyota |
| Production period | January 23, 2008 — July 26, 2013 |
| Vehicles affected | 16,618 units |
Filing in context
This filing is one of 24 Toyota notifications from 2016 in this archive. For scale, 1,346 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 5 years and 6 months.
Defect
The audio amplifier's speaker driver components, located near the cooling vents, lack protective circuitry. If foreign material causes a short circuit in these components, excessive current flows and damages them. This can cause the circuit board to catch fire and, in the worst case, flammable gases released during board combustion may ignite, resulting in a vehicle fire.
Corrective action
Replace the audio amplifier on all vehicles with a unit containing driver components equipped with protective circuitry.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 8 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| DAA-GWS204 | CROWN | GWS204-0001003 — GWS204-0027240 |
| DBA-GRS200 | CROWN | GRS200-0026879 — GRS200-0036836 |
| DBA-GRS201 | CROWN | GRS201-0003609 — GRS201-0004263 |
| DBA-GRS202 | CROWN | GRS202-0001001 — GRS202-0014938; GRS202-1000020 — GRS202-1012687 |
| DBA-GRS203 | CROWN | GRS203-0001001 — GRS203-0005261 |
| DBA-GRS204 | CROWN | GRS204-0001001 — GRS204-0017813 |
| DBA-URS206 | CROWN MAJESTA | URS206-1000000 — URS206-1007839 |
| DBA-UZS207 | CROWN MAJESTA | UZS207-1000000 — UZS207-1001162 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
オーディオアンプにおいて、冷却用開口部の近くにあるスピーカー駆動用素子に保護する回路がないため、異物等により当該素子が短絡すると、過電流が流れ、素子が損傷するものがある。そのため、基板が焼損し、最悪の場合、基板焼損時の可燃性ガスが発火し、火災に至るおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、保護回路付素子を搭載したオーディオアンプに交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3003767
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