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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Steering column damage affects air bag performance - safety alert

Official notice

25 Nov 2020

MediumNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Steering column damage affects air bag performance - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury. Published 2020-11-25.

What to do now

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

Units affected

161

Recall number

20TB17/20TA17

Official notice

2020-11-25

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury.

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Affected products

Product 1

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing — Steering column damage affects air bag performance

Units affected

161

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury.

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

20TB17/20TA17

Campaign number

20V734000

Units affected

161

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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