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Toyota - Air bag inflators may rupture or underinflate bag
Official notice
22 Jan 2020
Last checked
22 Jan 2020
An official NHTSA notice concerns Toyota - Air bag inflators may rupture or underinflate bag. In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant, and increases the risk of serious injury or death. Published 2020-01-22.
What to do now
Toyota will notify owners, and owners will have the option to self-inspect, or have a dealer inspect the steering wheel on their vehicle to determine if their vehicle may be equipped with an affected inflator. Potentially affected steering wheel serial numbers will be inspected by a dealer. Based on the inspection, dealers will replace the front driver air bag inflator with an alternate one, as necessary. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began august 28, 2020. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall is 20tb01 and 20ta01.
Units affected
138,842
Recall number
20TB01/20TA01
Official notice
2020-01-22
The hazard
The hazard
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant, and increases the risk of serious injury or death.
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Brand: Toyota. Contact: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing.
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