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Toyota - Passenger frontal air bag inflator may rupture
Official notice
9 Jan 2017
Last checked
9 Jan 2017
An official NHTSA notice concerns Toyota - Passenger frontal air bag inflator may rupture. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Published 2017-01-09.
What to do now
Toyota will notify the toyota, scion and lexus owners. General motors will contact the pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on february 1, 2017. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are g0p (toyota zone a), g0r (toyota zone b), h0a (toyota zone c), glg (lexus zone a), glh (lexus zone b) and hla (lexus zone c).
Units affected
577,875
Recall number
NR (Not Reported)
Official notice
2017-01-09
The hazard
The hazard
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
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Brand: Toyota. Contact: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing.
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