Sienna Van Recall for Sliding Door, Takata Airbag Recall

Recently Toyota issued a recall on Toyota Sienna Vans for the model years 2011 - 2016. According to Toyota, when the sliding doors are “impeded” a circuit can become overloaded, opening a motor fuse.

This means “If this occurs when the door latch is in an unlatched position, the door could open while driving, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant”

I became aware of the Sienna Van issue a few months ago and have been holding off on writing about it hoping Toyota would come out with a remedy. With the current situation of not having a remedy please be careful especially if children are riding in the back seats.

Takata Airbag Update

The Takata Airbag recall that I and many others received on our vehicles last May still has no remedy available. The current solution from Toyota is to still not “operate the vehicle with an occupant in the passenger seat”.

Here is the current list for the Takata airbag recall of Toyota’s Lexus and Scion’s we found:

2011 - Sienna

2010 - 2011 -4Runner

2009 - 2011 Corolla

2009 - Matrix

2008 - 2011 Scion XB

2007 - 2011 Yaris Sedan

2006 - 2011 Yaris Hatchback

2005 -2007 Lexus SC Coupe

2002–2010 Lexus SC430

2006–2011 Lexus IS

2007–2011 Lexus ES

2010–2011 Lexus GX

There could be other models recalled, please check with the information below.

Here are some links and phone numbers:

Questions, call the Toyota Customer Experience at 1 800-331-4331 or Lexus Customer Satisfaction 1 800-255-3987.

Here is also a link where you can put in your vehicles VIN # to check for recall. You will need your full 17 digit VIN #.

http://www.toyota.com/recall

We will keep you up to date with current information on important Toyota Lexus and Scion recalls as they become available.

Several customers asked that I do a follow up on recalls and gathering up the links for all the car manufacturers. I will get back with you about the Takata airbag recall as soon as I hear anything more.

We know everybody doesn't own a Toyota or Lexus so I have included the links to the top 11 auto manufacturers. The Takata airbag was installed in most of these manufacturers models excluding Hyundai and Kia.

Often a recall can be very serious and possibly life threatening such as the Takata airbag recall that affects between 35 - 40 million vehicles. It's been several months since I was issued a Takata recall on my own car however Toyota has not offered a remedy as of yet. My current solution offered by Toyota is still “we recommend that you do not operate the vehicle with an occupant in the front passenger seat”  That statement does nothing to comfort me about the state of my car. I will follow up with another email once I finally received word of a solution from Toyota.

There is no shortage of recall notices on most every vehicle, we just have to decide whether it is a serious problem or not. Often times recalls are more of a frivolous nature such as a recent recall because the lack of power window switch lubrication.  

 To check your vehicle for all recalls just enter in your VIN (17 characters and numbers ) ) located on your dashboard at the bottom of your driver's side windshield. These sites will tell you of the Takata recall or any other recalls that might be for your vehicles.

http://touch.toyota.com/recall   - Toyota, Lexus and Scion

http://recalls.owners.honda.com/service-maintenance/recalls    - Honda

 http://owners.acura.com/service-maintenance/recalls     - Acura

 http://www.infinitiusa.com/recalls-vin#/     - Infiniti

 http://www.nissanusa.com/recalls-vin#/     - Nissan

 https://www.mazdausa.com/owners/recalls    - Mazda

 https://autoservice.hyundaiusa.com/campaignhome     - Hyundai

 http://www.kia.com/us/en/content/owners/safety-recall - Kia

 https://my.gm.com/recalls   - GM

 https://owner.ford.com/tools/account/maintenance/recalls.html   - Ford

 http://recalls.mopar.com/    -  Chrysler

 http://www.safercar.gov/checkforrecalls    -  US government page for all recalls

 http://www.safercar.gov/rs/takata/index.html    - US Government recall page for Takata air bags

Once again I will be back with you when I find more important information on the Takata recall.