Toyota Bluetooth Echo Issue Class Action Settlement: Each Lead Plaintiff to Receive $7,000 Compensation
WilliamSep 02, 2025, 11:28 AM
[PCauto] Recently, Toyota reached a class action settlement regarding the Bluetooth call echo issue in some models from 2014 to 2019, involving multiple popular Toyota models.
After six years of legal disputes, a U.S. court preliminarily approved the settlement agreement on June 27, 2025, with a final hearing scheduled for March 2, 2026, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
The Bluetooth Echo Issue Can Be Traced Back to 2007, While Toyota Denies Any Fault
The dispute stems from car owners accusing Toyota of knowingly being aware of the system defect without adequately disclosing it to consumers. The earliest evidence can be referenced in the 2007 user manual. Toyota previously sent technical bulletins to dealers emphasizing that the echo problem originated from mobile phone volume settings being too low.
This issue led to users experiencing echo heard by the person on the other end during calls, affecting the user experience and vehicle value.
The affected models cover 2014-2019 Toyota 4Runner, Avalon, Highlander, Prius, Tacoma, Tundra, Sequoia, Sienna, Mirai, Prius Prime, Prius V, Venza, and Yaris.
However, Toyota denies any fault, insisting that the problem is due to user error rather than a system defect, and it chose to settle to avoid potential greater losses.
Nonetheless, Toyota chose to settle to avoid further litigation risks, which is a common strategy for automakers in addressing class action lawsuits, similar to the recent Subaru EyeSight case handling.
Plaintiff Representatives to Receive $7,000 Settlement Compensation, Regular Car Owners Only Get a Video Guide
As for settlement compensation, each plaintiff representative will receive a service award of approximately $7,000, while the legal team will receive a total of $3.15 million, which includes $2.85 million in attorney fees and $300,000 in expenses.
For most affected car owners, the issue will be resolved through instructional videos and volume adjustment guides rather than cash compensation. Toyota has established a dedicated website, ToyotaVolumeAdjustmentProtocol.com, to provide instructional videos and volume adjustment protocols.
The video suggests that users set their device volume to maximum and then reduce the infotainment system volume to 45 or lower to eliminate echo.
The Toyota Bluetooth Echo lawsuit settlement case has concluded with educational compensation.
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