NHTSA Campaign Id 05V328000; Date: Jul. 20, 2005
As a result, the vehicle occupants will not be made aware of whether or not the air bag is activated and ready to protect the occupant as appropriate.
Recalled Vehicles:2005 Toyota Tundra
Component: Air Bags:frontal
Manufactured by: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 2,527
Recall Summary:Certain pickup trucks equipped with automatic transmissions and optional fabric front captain's chairs fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection. ' these vehicles were built with an incorrect front passenger occupant classification system indicator light lens which will not display the status of the front passenger air bag.
How to Fix:Dealers will replace the front passenger occupant classification system indicator lens. The recall began August 5, 2005. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Recall Notes:Toyota recall no. 50k. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236; (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 5, 2005
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