Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing: Insufficient Pedestrian Warning Sound/fmvss 141
Recall Summary Toyota is recalling certain 2023-2025 Corolla Cross Hybrid vehicles because they may not produce loud enough warning sounds when backing up, which could fail to alert pedestrians of the reversing vehicle. This violates federal safety requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles. Dealers will fix the issue by updating the vehicle's software at no cost to owners.
- Recalling firm
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Product
- Component: BACK OVER PREVENTION. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Corolla Cross Hybrid vehicles. The vehicles may fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
- Reason
- Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of a reversing vehicle, increasing the risk of injury. Remedy: Dealers will update the software for the pedestrian warning sounds, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed by May 30, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB08 and 26TA08.
- Classification
- Class II
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United States
- Agency
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recall date
- 2026-03-31
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- Nationwide
Official recall notice from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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