Affected Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date Published

MAY 19, 2016

NHTSA TSB #

10096892

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from Toyota for this TSB. Call your local Toyota dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# ZF5_REGION LETTE.

Summary

REGIONLETTER: IN THESE VEHICLES, TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM) LOCATED INSIDE THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM MAY FAIL. THIS CONDITION IS INDICATED BY HYBRID SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): P0A94, P324E, P3004, AND/OR P0A1A. IF ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS ARE DETECTED, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ALSO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER FAIL SAFE MODE. ALTHOUGH THE HYBRID INVERTER ASSEMBLY IS COVERED BY TOYOTAÂ’S NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY FOR 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), WE AT TOYOTA CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMERSÂ’ OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. TOYOTA IS NOW EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO FAILURE OF THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM). PLEASE SEE THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DETAILS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.