Toyota recalls US and Canada over rearview camera software defect

Toyota is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles in the United States and Canada after regulators and the company found a software defect that can prevent the rearview camera image from appearing while a vehicle is in reverse, increasing the risk of a crash. The U.S. recall covers about 393,838 vehicles, and Canadian authorities say roughly 32,000 vehicles are affected. Owner notification and free dealer software updates are scheduled to begin in mid to late November.

The defect affects certain model years of Toyota Tundra pickup trucks, Tundra hybrid trucks, and Sequoia sport-utility vehicles equipped with a 14 inch multimedia display. In the United States, regulators identified 2022 through 2025 model year Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles and 2023 through 2025 Sequoia Hybrid models. Canadian notices cite 2023 through 2025 Sequoia models and 2022 through 2025 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid models. Toyota and regulatory statements say the center display’s software can at times show a distorted image or a half green, full green, or full black screen, which can make the rearview camera unreadable when the vehicle is placed in reverse.

U.S. safety regulators said the failure to...