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Toyota Recalls 591,000 Vehicles for Blank Displays, Plus 95,000 EVs Over Defroster Fault

Owners receive free fixes with notifications expected by mid-November.

Overview

  • The NHTSA-listed recall covers select Toyota Venza, Crown, Crown Signia, RAV4, GR Corolla, 4Runner, Camry, Grand Highlander, Tacoma and Highlander models, plus Lexus LS, RX and TX vehicles.
  • Toyota says the 12.3-inch instrument display may fail to initialize at startup or shut off while driving, with dealers providing a software update or replacement at no charge.
  • Customer notification letters are slated for arrival by mid-November, according to Toyota.
  • A separate action involves roughly 95,000 EVs—about 41,500 Toyota bZ4X, 32,320 Subaru Solterra and 20,501 Lexus RZ—due to a defroster fault reported to impair windshield visibility in vehicles built through mid-June.
  • Owners can check VINs at Toyota.com/recall or NHTSA.gov/recalls or call Toyota at 1-800-331-4331, with local dealers, including in Wisconsin, performing repairs free of charge.