08:05 04-06-2026

Toyota Recalls 81,893 Vehicles: Drivers May Miss Overheating or Charging Alerts on Blank Dashes

Software glitch may leave parts of the 12.3-inch digital cluster blank at startup, hiding oil pressure, coolant temperature and charge warnings. Free fix at dealers.

Toyota is recalling 81,893 vehicles in the US over a software glitch in the digital instrument cluster. NHTSA campaign 26V341 covers the 2024–2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Hybrid, 2024 Toyota Mirai, 2024 Lexus GX and 2025 Lexus UX Hybrid.

The issue affects cars fitted with a 12.3-inch instrument cluster from a specific supplier. At startup, part of the screen may stay blank. In that case the driver risks missing key indicators: oil pressure, coolant temperature or the state of the electric system. The hydrogen-powered Mirai is also flagged for a possible failure of the isolation-fault warning.

According to NHTSA filings, the Toyota Land Cruiser Hybrid accounts for the bulk of the recall: 40,157 units. The Lexus GX follows with 32,215, then the Lexus UX300h with 9,165 and the Mirai with 356. Toyota began investigating in Japan back in March 2024, and a similar case surfaced in the US that November. After lengthy testing, the company reproduced the fault and officially acknowledged the defect on May 21, 2026.

The fix is software-based: Toyota and Lexus dealers will update the instrument cluster firmware free of charge. Owner notifications are scheduled to go out between July 12 and July 26, 2026.

The danger here isn’t that the car breaks down on the spot. The risk is subtler: the vehicle may already need attention, and the driver simply won’t see the warning on the screen.