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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Side curtain air bags may not deploy - safety alert

Official notice

13 Apr 2021

MediumNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Side curtain air bags may not deploy - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the electrical system. This could increase the risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants. Published 2021-04-13.

What to do now

Arrange a free inspection and replacement at an authorised dealer as directed in the official notice. Read the official NHTSA notice for the full instructions.

Units affected

279,040

Recall number

21TB01 / 21TA01

Official notice

2021-04-13

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the electrical system. This could increase the risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants.

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Affected products

Product 1

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Side curtain air bags may not deploy

Units affected

279,040

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the electrical system. This could increase the risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Toyota. Contact: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

21TB01 / 21TA01

Campaign number

21V257000

Units affected

279,040

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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