If you’re one of the 220 owners of a Toyota Harrier manufactured from January 2021 to May 2021 and distributed by UMW Toyota here, your rear turn signal lamp might have a defect and will need replacing.

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Good thing this is a Toyota and not a BMW or nobody would’ve ever noticed the signals were malfunctioning.

The affected vehicles are equipped with rear turn signal lamps that use LED bulbs of a specific generation from a specific supplier. On these vehicles, the turn signals using these LEDs are mounted in a specific location such that it’s possible water may contact the heat sink located behind the circuit board in the light assembly and lead to rapid cooling of said board.

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If this happens, condensation may form on the circuit board that may cause some of the electrically conductive materials, such as solder, to dissolve and be redeposited on the circuit board when the condensation dries.

After a small number of cycles of this flawed scenario, enough condensation may form to cause a short circuit.

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UMW Toyota will officially notify all affected owners and will replace the rear turn signal lamp at no charge to the customers.

Owners may direct any queries to the Toyota free-phone at 1800-8-TOYOTA (869682) or visit their nearest Toyota centre.