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Toyota - Hilux and Rav4

Official notice

2 May 2014

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Toyota - Hilux and Rav4. Null The steering column assembly contains electrical connections to the driver’s air bag module housed in a spiral cable, which may become damaged when the steering wheel is turned. If this happens, the driver’s air bag could become deactivated, and thus not deploy in the event of a crash. Published 2014-05-02.

What to do now

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

Recall number

A12/0634/14

Official notice

2014-05-02

The hazard

Null The steering column assembly contains electrical connections to the driver’s air bag module housed in a spiral cable, which may become damaged when the steering wheel is turned. If this happens, the driver’s air bag could become deactivated, and thus not deploy in the event of a crash.

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Affected products

Product 1

Passenger car

Product 2

Hilux and Rav4

Risk / hazard

Null The steering column assembly contains electrical connections to the driver’s air bag module housed in a spiral cable, which may become damaged when the steering wheel is turned. If this happens, the driver’s air bag could become deactivated, and thus not deploy in the event of a crash.

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

A12/0634/14

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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