diff --git a/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py b/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py
index 6250209625..6c28a4d907 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py
@@ -280,8 +280,10 @@ def get_platform_codes(fw_versions: List[bytes]) -> Dict[bytes, Set[bytes]]:
   return dict(codes)
 
 
-def match_fw_to_car_fuzzy(live_fw_versions) -> Set[str]:
+def match_fw_to_car_fuzzy(live_fw_versions, exclude_fw: dict[int, bytes] = None) -> Set[str]:
   candidates = set()
+  if exclude_fw is None:
+    exclude_fw = dict()
 
   for candidate, fws in FW_VERSIONS.items():
     # Keep track of ECUs which pass all checks (platform codes, within sub-version range)
@@ -293,6 +295,10 @@ def match_fw_to_car_fuzzy(live_fw_versions) -> Set[str]:
       if ecu[0] not in PLATFORM_CODE_ECUS:
         continue
 
+      # ignore FW if in exclude dict and there's more than one fw
+      expected_versions = [fw for fw in expected_versions if addr not in exclude_fw or
+                           (fw != exclude_fw[addr] or len(expected_versions) == 1)]
+
       # Expected platform codes & versions
       expected_platform_codes = get_platform_codes(expected_versions)