Thousands of Toyota, Lexus and Subaru vehicles have been recalled because of issues with their heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
Toyota's parent company, which also owns Lexus and a portion of Subaru, discovered that some of its cars in in the model years 2023 to 2025 could have faulty HVAC systems, according to a Sept. 5 recall notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The systems could have electrical compressor failure, which can cause the defroster or defogger to be inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash, the recall notice said.
The issue can be remedied by updating the cars' HVAC system, according to the recall notice. Here's what to know.
About 94,000 cars in the following models are part of the recall, according to the NHTSA notice:
