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Toyota - Celica, RAV4, Starlet and Yaris

Official notice

7 Feb 2020

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Toyota - Celica, RAV4, Starlet and Yaris. The ammonium nitrate propellant used in the airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures and high-temperature cycling. In the event of an airbag being deployed, it may deploy too slowly or the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the occupants. Published 2020-02-07.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/00160/20

Official notice

2020-02-07

The hazard

The ammonium nitrate propellant used in the airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures and high-temperature cycling. In the event of an airbag being deployed, it may deploy too slowly or the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the occupants.

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Affected products

Product 1

Passenger car

Product 2

Celica, RAV4, Starlet and Yaris

Risk / hazard

The ammonium nitrate propellant used in the airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures and high-temperature cycling. In the event of an airbag being deployed, it may deploy too slowly or the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the occupants.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Toyota.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/00160/20

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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