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Toyota Echo (NCP10 13) & RAV4 (ACA22 23)

Official notice

10 Apr 2017

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An official ACCC notice concerns Toyota Echo (NCP10 13) & RAV4 (ACA22 23). In the event of an airbag inflator rupture, metal fragments could propel out through the airbag cushion towards the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or fatality. Published 2017-04-10.

What to do now

Owners of affected vehicles are advised that the vehicle is under ' critical recall ’. It is recommended that you stop driving the vehicle and immediately arrange for airbag replacement as the vehicle has a heightened risk of causing injury or death. The critical recall category applies to alpha airbags and also includes other airbags specified by Toyota. Toyota will offer to arrange for your vehicle to either be towed to the place of replacement or for a mobile technician to be sent to the vehicle (or some similar arrangement), so that you do not have to drive the vehicle in order to receive a replacement airbag. Owners of affected vehicles should contact their local Toyota dealership or Toyota’s head office directly by phoning 1800 987 366 or emailing guestexperience@toyota.com.au to arrange for a replacement airbag inflator free of charge. Consumers can use Toyota’s VIN look-up tool to see if their vehicle is affected by this recall: http://recalls.toyota.com.au/#/ Alternatively, consumers can use their registration plate number to check if their vehicle is affected by going to http://www.ismyairbagsafe.com.au We also recommend you visit https://www.productsafety.gov.au/newsletter/subscribe to subscribe to receive updates about current and future recalls as they are published. Further information for consumers is available at: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/compulsory-takata-airbag-recall .

Recall number

fd712ca7-fc8a-46c6-be6c-a373be6319d8

Official notice

2017-04-10

The hazard

In the event of an airbag inflator rupture, metal fragments could propel out through the airbag cushion towards the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or fatality.

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Affected products

Product 1

Echo (NCP10/13) driver's front airbag inflator 7, 933 vehicles affected (re-notification of previous recall) RAV4 (ACA22/23) driver's front airbag inflator 239 vehicles affected (re-notification of previous recall)

Risk / hazard

In the event of an airbag inflator rupture, metal fragments could propel out through the airbag cushion towards the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or fatality.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

General product safety

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

fd712ca7-fc8a-46c6-be6c-a373be6319d8

Classification

General product safety

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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