Reimbursements Are Available for Eligible Current and Former Individual Owners and Lessees of Certain 2012-2015 Camry XV50 Vehicles Purchased or Leased in California

There is a proposed settlement (the “Settlement”) in a class action lawsuit against Toyota1 concerning certain 2012-2015 Toyota Camry vehicles purchased or leased in California (known as the “Subject Vehicles”) that related to the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system (“HVAC System”). If you are included in the Settlement, you have legal rights and options, and deadlines by which you must exercise them.

The case is currently pending before Judge Hernan D. Vera in the United States District Court for the Central District of California in an action titled Alfred Salas et al. v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Case No. 2:15-cv-08629-HDV-E). Plaintiffs allege that the HVAC Systems installed in the Subject Vehicles are defective. Toyota denies the allegations brought against it in the lawsuit but has agreed to the Settlement to resolve the case. The Court has not decided who is right. The purpose of this website is to provide you with important information about the Settlement so you may decide what to do.

The Settlement provides Class Members with the opportunity to seek reimbursement for certain reasonable past and future out-of-pocket expenses.

You may be eligible for these benefits if you are an individual who reside(d) in California and at any time prior to May 31, 2024, and own(ed), purchase(d), and/or lease(d) a model year 2012 to 2015 Camry XV50 in California. Excluded from the Class are: (a) Toyota, its officers, directors and employees; its affiliates and affiliates’ officers, directors and employees; its distributors and distributors’ officers, directors and employees; and Toyota Dealers and Toyota Dealers’ officers and directors; (b) Class Counsel; and (c) judicial officers and their immediate family members and associated court staff assigned to this case. In addition, persons are not Class Members once they timely and properly exclude themselves from the Class as provided for in the Settlement Agreement, once the exclusion request has been finally approved by the Court.

To determine whether your vehicle is part of the Class, please use the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) lookup tool here to check the eligibility of your vehicle.

For their work in securing this Settlement, the attorneys representing the Class (known as “Class Counsel”) will request $4,100,000 in attorneys’ fees and $350,000 in expenses. Class Counsel will also request service awards of up to $7,500 for Plaintiffs who are serving as class representatives in this Settlement.

The full details of the Settlement, including the Settlement Agreement and other important case documents, are available on the Documents page. Please visit this website regularly for further updates about the Settlement.

1Capitalized terms have the meaning assigned to them in the Settlement Agreement, unless otherwise noted.


Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit
File a Claim for Reimbursement of Out-Of-Pocket Expenses Incurred on or before May 31, 2024 Class members can file a Claim for the reimbursement of reasonable, unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses incurred on or before May 31, 2024, to: (i) replace and install a charcoal filter in the Subject Vehicle; and/or (ii) have the evaporator flushed on a Subject Vehicle. A Claim for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred before May 31, 2024, must be postmarked (in the case of mailed claims) and filed with the Settlement Notice Administrator (in the case of electronic claims) by May 31, 2025. If you incurred such out-of-pocket expenses, you may submit a claim online here.
File a Claim for Reimbursement of Out-Of-Pocket Expenses Incurred after May 31, 2024 This Settlement reimburses a Class Member up to $100 for certain reasonable unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses incurred to replace and install a charcoal filter in a Subject Vehicle after May 31, 2024. For model year 2014-2015 Subject Vehicles, claims for out-of-pocket expenses incurred after May 31, 2024, must be postmarked (in the case of mailed claims) or filed with the Settlement Notice Administrator (in the case of electronic claims) by May 31, 2026. For model year 2012-2013 Subject Vehicles, claims for out-of-pocket expenses incurred after May 31, 2024, must be postmarked (in the case of mailed claims) or filed with the Settlement Notice Administrator (in the case of electronic claims) by May 31, 2025. If you incurred such out-of-pocket expenses, you may submit a claim for reimbursement here.
Object You may write to the Court to explain why you do not like the Settlement. If you object to the Settlement, you are expressing your views about the Settlement, but you will remain a member of the Class (if you are otherwise eligible) and you will still release the claims covered by this Settlement. If you make an objection, you must still submit a claim to receive compensation under the Settlement. You must object by September 30, 2024. You cannot both exclude yourself from the Settlement and object to the Settlement.
Exclude Yourself If you wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement, you must submit a request to exclude yourself from, or “opt out” of, the Settlement. If you do so, you will not receive any of the Settlement benefits, but you will preserve your right to sue Toyota separately over the claims being resolved by this Settlement. You cannot both exclude yourself from the Settlement and object to the Settlement. Your request for exclusion must be postmarked on or before September 30, 2024.
Appear in the Lawsuit or go to the Fairness Hearing You are not required to appear before the Court to participate in the Settlement. If you object to the Settlement as described above, you may ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement. The fairness hearing will occur on October 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PDT.
Do Nothing If you are a member of the Class and choose to do nothing, you will not receive certain benefits provided under the Settlement, and you will give up the right to sue Toyota about the issues in the lawsuit.

Current Status

Claims are currently being accepted for this case. The deadline to submit a claim for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred on or before May 31, 2024, is May 31, 2025. For out-of-pocket expenses incurred after May 31, 2024, the deadline is May 31, 2025 (for Model Year 2012-2013 Subject Vehicles) or May 31, 2026 (for Model Year 2014-2015 Subject Vehicles).

The deadline to object or exclude yourself is September 30, 2024.

The Fairness Hearing is scheduled for October 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PDT.


Important Dates
  • May 31, 2025
    Deadline to File a Claim for Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses Incurred on or before May 31, 2024
  • May 31, 2025
    Deadline to File a Claim for Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses Incurred after May 31, 2024 (for Model Year 2012-2013 Subject Vehicles)
  • May 31, 2026
    Deadline to File a Claim for Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses Incurred after May 31, 2024 (for Model Year 2014-2015 Subject Vehicles)
  • September 30, 2024
    Deadline to Object
  • September 30, 2024
    Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement
  • October 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PDT
    Fairness Hearing

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