NHTSA Recall 15V285000
NHTSA Campaign Id 15V285000; Date: May. 13, 2015
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2002 Lexus SC; 2003 Lexus SC; 2004 Lexus SC; 2005 Lexus SC; 2006 Lexus SC; 2007 Lexus SC; 2003 Pontiac Vibe; 2004 Pontiac Vibe; 2005 Pontiac Vibe; 2006 Pontiac Vibe; 2007 Pontiac Vibe; 2003 Toyota Corolla; 2004 Toyota Corolla; 2005 Toyota Corolla; 2006 Toyota Corolla; 2007 Toyota Corolla; 2003 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2006 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2007 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2002 Toyota Sequoia; 2003 Toyota Sequoia; 2004 Toyota Sequoia; 2005 Toyota Sequoia; 2006 Toyota Sequoia; 2007 Toyota Sequoia; 2003 Toyota Tundra; 2004 Toyota Tundra; 2005 Toyota Tundra; 2006 Toyota Tundra
Component: Air Bag
Manufactured by: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Affected Units:: 1,973,468
Recall Summary:
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on may 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 sequoia, 2005-2006 tundra, 2003-2007 corolla, 2003-2007 corolla matrix, 2003-2007 pontiac vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
How to Fix:
Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac vibe owners will be notified by gm. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. Note: this recall supersedes recall 14v-312 in its entirety.
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: Jul 13, 2015
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