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Toyota - Air bag control module for the supplemental restraint system could be susceptible to internal shorting

Official notice

17 Dec 2018

Last checked

17 Dec 2018

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Toyota - Air bag control module for the supplemental restraint system could be susceptible to internal shorting. Air bag control module for the supplemental restraint system could be susceptible to internal shorting Published 2018-12-17.

What to do now

Replace the airbag sensor assembly.

Units affected

131,435

Recall number

R-2018-306

Official notice

2018-12-17

The hazard

Air bag control module for the supplemental restraint system could be susceptible to internal shorting

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

AVENSIS

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Affected products

Product 1

TOYOTA (GB) PLC AVENSIS

Units affected

131,435

Risk / hazard

Air bag control module for the supplemental restraint system could be susceptible to internal shorting

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Toyota (gb) plc

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Toyota. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-306

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-306

Campaign number

18SMD-103

Units affected

131,435

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-306

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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