Toyota engineering analysis EA12006
Power Window Master Switch Fire. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this engineering analysis about the electrical system on 12 model years (2007–2009). Opened Jun 14, 2012, closed Feb 12, 2013 after 8 months. It led to safety recall 12V491000. became a recall
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedOn October 10, 2012, Toyota initiated a safety recall of approximately 2.5 million U.S. vehicles involving the following models and model years:2007-2009 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2009 Corolla and Corolla Matrix, 2008 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2007-2009 RAV4, 2008-2009 Scion xB and xD, 2008-2009 Sequoia, 2007-2008 Tundra, 2007-2008 Yaris, and 2009 Pontiac Vibe. See NHTSA recall number 12V-491 for more details, including the affected vehicle manufacture dates for each vehicle model. Note that only early-production 2009 model year vehicles are included in the recall. Toyota and GM dealers will inspect the power window master switch (PWMS) assemblies and apply a specialized grease that inhibits heat build-up. The circuit board in the PWMS may be replaced with a new one if notchy or sticking feeling is observed during the inspection. The failure report summary above shows counts for the vehicles identified at the start of this Engineering Analysis, specifically the approximately 1.4 million vehicles that share an identical PWMS assembly design including, model year 2007-2009 Camry, Camry Hybrid, RAV4, and Yaris built from September 2006 through August 2008, as well as all 2008 Highlander Hybrid. Toyota subsequently identified approximately one million additional vehicles that have a slightly different PWMS design but contain the same defect condition. Note that the totals for complaints and fires shown above may include duplicative reports (between ODI and manufacturer reports).This Engineering Analysis is closed. See attached report for additional information. The ODI reports cited above can be viewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10323848, 10360414, 10392622, 10394453, 10411328, 10429983, 10436663, 10446699, 10447416, 10447417, 10447419, 10447444, 10447515, 10447845, 10447947, 10449270, 10450133, 10450568, 10450606, 10450641, 10451821, 10455540, 10455614, 10456353, 10456438, 10457854, 10457955, 10459730, 10460166, 10460691, 10461220, 10462140, 10462200, 10462247, 10462404, 10462705, 10462761, 10464451, 10464769, 10465421, 10466279, 10466667, 10468126, 10468265, 10475230, 10470313, 10470684, 10471551, 10471824, 10472336, 10472910, 10473753, 10473967, 10473969, 10476921, 10477469, 10478563 and 10478657.
A Engineering Analysis is the deeper stage, usually upgraded from a Preliminary Evaluation: NHTSA tests, requests engineering documents and decides whether a safety defect exists. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one became a recall. The campaign page carries the manufacturer’s filed defect, risk and remedy, the build window and every model year covered; whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2007 Toyota Camry; 2008 Toyota Camry; 2009 Toyota Camry; 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid; 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid; 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid; 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid; 2007 Toyota RAV4; 2008 Toyota RAV4; 2009 Toyota RAV4; 2007 Toyota Yaris; 2008 Toyota Yaris.
A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs EA12006 a recall?
No — it is the investigation that led to one. Recall 12V491000 is the campaign; its page carries the remedy.
Is EA12006 still open?
No. It closed on Feb 12, 2013 and led to recall 12V491000.
Which vehicles does EA12006 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 12 model years: 2007 Toyota Camry, 2008 Toyota Camry, 2009 Toyota Camry, 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid, 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid, 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid and more. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.