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Toyota - Passenger frontal air bag inflator may explode
Official notice
12 Dec 2018
Last checked
12 Dec 2018
An official NHTSA notice concerns Toyota - Passenger frontal air bag inflator may explode. An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Published 2018-12-12.
What to do now
Toyota will notify the toyota and lexus owners. General motors will notify the pontiac vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began january 23, 2019. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987 or pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are j0a (zone a toyota), j0b (zone b toyota), j0c (zone c toyota), jli (zone a lexus), jlj (zone b lexus), and jlk (zone c lexus). Note: this recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.
Units affected
168,993
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Official notice
2018-12-12
The hazard
The hazard
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
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Brand: Toyota. Contact: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing.
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