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| NHTSA Campaign ID Number : | 15V286 |
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| Manufacturer : | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
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| Make / Model Years : | LEXUS / 2005-2007
PONTIAC / 2005-2007
TOYOTA / 2005-2007 |
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| Subject : | Passenger Side Front Air Bag Inflator may Rupture |
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Thank you,
Recalls Subscription Team
Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
RECALL Subject : Passenger Side Front Air Bag Inflator may Rupture
Report Receipt Date: MAY 13, 2015
NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V286000
Component(s): AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected: 300,000
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
- LEXUSSC2005-2007
- PONTIACVIBE2005-2007
- TOYOTACOROLLA2005-2007
- TOYOTACOROLLA MATRIX2005-2007
- TOYOTASEQUOIA2005-2007
- TOYOTATUNDRA2005-2006
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
SUMMARY:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture or abnormal deployment in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.
CONSEQUENCE:
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants or the air bag may deploy abnormally increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger seat occupant.
REMEDY:
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1-800-762-2737. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 14V-655.
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.
