NHTSA Recall 15V043000
NHTSA Campaign Id 15V043000; Date: Jan. 28, 2015
Inadvertent deployment of the air bags or the seat belt pretensioners increases the risk of an injury or crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2003 Pontiac Vibe; 2004 Pontiac Vibe; 2003 Toyota Avalon; 2004 Toyota Avalon; 2003 Toyota Corolla; 2004 Toyota Corolla; 2003 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix
Component: Air Bags:frontal
Manufactured by: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Affected Units:: 1,006,849
Recall Summary:
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Toyota corolla vehicles manufactured December 28, 2001, to may 2, 2004, 2003-2004 Toyota corolla matrix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2002, to April 29, 2004, 2003-2004 avalon vehicles manufactured June 5, 2002, to December 20, 2004, and 2003-2004 pontiac vibe vehicles manufactured January 18, 2002, to April 27, 2004. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
How to Fix:
Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac vibe owners will be notified by gm. Dealers will replace the air bag control module, free of charge. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Gm issued an interim notification to owners on March 27, 2015. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668. Note: this recall supersedes recalls 13v-029 and 14v-147. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for one of those campaigns need to have the air bag control module replaced under this campaign.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 24, 2015
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