NHTSA Recall 16V340000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V340000; Date: May. 23, 2016
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2007 Lexus ES350; 2008 Lexus ES350; 2009 Lexus ES350; 2010 Lexus ES350; 2011 Lexus ES350; 2010 Lexus GX460; 2011 Lexus GX460; 2006 Lexus Is 250; 2007 Lexus Is 250; 2008 Lexus Is 250; 2009 Lexus Is 250; 2010 Lexus Is 250; 2011 Lexus Is 250; 2010 Lexus Is 250c; 2011 Lexus Is 250c; 2006 Lexus Is 350; 2007 Lexus Is 350; 2008 Lexus Is 350; 2009 Lexus Is 350; 2010 Lexus Is 350; 2011 Lexus Is 350; 2010 Lexus Is 350c; 2011 Lexus Is 350c; 2008 Lexus Is F; 2009 Lexus Is F; 2010 Lexus Is F; 2011 Lexus Is F; 2009 Pontiac Vibe; 2010 Pontiac Vibe; 2008 Scion XB; 2009 Scion XB; 2010 Scion XB; 2011 Scion XB; 2010 Toyota 4Runner; 2011 Toyota 4Runner; 2009 Toyota Corolla; 2010 Toyota Corolla; 2011 Toyota Corolla; 2009 Toyota Matrix; 2010 Toyota Matrix; 2011 Toyota Matrix; 2011 Toyota Sienna; 2006 Toyota Yaris; 2007 Toyota Yaris; 2008 Toyota Yaris; 2009 Toyota Yaris; 2010 Toyota Yaris; 2011 Toyota Yaris
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Affected Units:: 1,750,355
Recall Summary:
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 scion xb and Lexus is f, 2009-2011 Toyota corolla and corolla matrix, 2006-2011 Toyota yaris, Lexus is250 and Lexus is350, 2010-2011 Toyota 4runner, Lexus is250c, Lexus is350c and Lexus gx460, 2011 sienna, 2007-2011 Lexus es350, and 2009-2010 pontiac vibe vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, California, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u. S. Virgin islands, or "zone a. " additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 scion xb and Lexus is f, 2007-2008 Toyota yaris, 2006-2008 Lexus is250 and Lexus is350 and 2007-2008 Lexus es350 vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia, or "zone b. " vehicles of these model years and models that were not originally sold or ever registered in either zones a or b are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
How to Fix:
Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General motors will contact the pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for interim notification for this campaign are g1p (Toyota zone a), g1r (Toyota zone b), g2g (Lexus zone a), and g2h (Lexus zone b). Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are g0p (Toyota zone a), g0r (Toyota zone b), glg (Lexus zone a), and glh (Lexus zone b).
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: Nov 18, 2016
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