NHTSA Recall 17V006000
NHTSA Campaign Id 17V006000; Date: Jan. 9, 2017
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; 2012 Lexus ES350; 2012 Lexus GX460; 2006 Lexus Is 250; 2007 Lexus Is 250; 2008 Lexus Is 250; 2009 Lexus Is 250; 2012 Lexus Is 250; 2012 Lexus Is 250c; 2006 Lexus Is 350; 2007 Lexus Is 350; 2008 Lexus Is 350; 2009 Lexus Is 350; 2012 Lexus Is 350; 2012 Lexus Is 350c; 2008 Lexus Is F; 2009 Lexus Is F; 2012 Lexus Is F; 2012 Lexus LFA; 2009 Pontiac Vibe; 2008 Scion XB; 2009 Scion XB; 2012 Scion XB; 2012 Toyota 4Runner; 2009 Toyota Corolla; 2012 Toyota Corolla; 2009 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2012 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2012 Toyota Sienna; 2007 Toyota Yaris; 2008 Toyota Yaris; 2009 Toyota Yaris; 2012 Toyota Yaris
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Affected Units:: 567,911
Recall Summary:
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota 4runner, corolla, corolla matrix, sienna, yaris, scion xb, Lexus es350, gx460, is-f, is250, is350, is250c, is350c, and Lexus lfa 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 2009 Toyota corolla, corolla matrix, yaris, yaris hb, scion xb, pontiac vibe, Lexus, es350, is250, is350, and is-f 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. " additionally, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above, Toyota is recalling certain 2006-2008 Lexus is250 and is350, 2007-2008 Lexus es350, Toyota yaris, yaris hb, and 2008 Lexus is-f and scion xb vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin and wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, 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, scion 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. Interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available began being mailed February 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for interim notification for this campaign are g1p (Toyota zone a), g1r (Toyota zone b), h1a (Toyota zone c), g2g (Lexus zone a), g2h (Lexus zone b) and h2a (Lexus zone c). Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are g0p (Toyota zone a), g0r (Toyota zone b), h0a (Toyota zone c), glg (Lexus zone a), glh (Lexus zone b) and hla (Lexus zone c).
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: Feb 1, 2017
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