Toyota Australia recalls vehicles due to vehicle Stability Control system software

Toyota Australia has today announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving Toyota Kluger Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid, LandCruiser 300 and Mirai vehicles produced between March 2021 - April 2022 (inclusive). There are approximately 26,000 vehicles involved in the Australian market.

Under particular circumstances, a software error may cause the Vehicle Stability Control system (VSC) to not default to the 'ON' status when the vehicle is next started. These circumstances are: if the VSC switch is manually turned off and the brake pedal is continuously operated between when the vehicle is shut down and then restarted; this may cause  the VSC to not return to the default setting 'ON' status at the next ignition cycle. This results in a non-compliance with Australian Design Rules (ADR) 88/00.

For all involved vehicles, Toyota Dealers will update the Skid Control Electronic Control Unit (ECU) software free of charge to vehicle owners.

It will require approximately up to 1 hour to update the software of the Skid Control that operates the VSC. However, depending on the Dealer's work schedule, owners may be required to make the vehicle available for a longer period of time.

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