Toyota Issues Recall for Vehicles with Defective Takata Airbag
Toyota has sent out notices required by The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act notifying vehicle owners that there could be problems with the passenger side airbag. We suggest that if you have not received a notice you may want to do a quick check on your vehicle just to be sure.
My recall notice that I just received in the mail states:
“These vehicles are equipped with front passenger airbag inflators produced by Takata. The propellant in these inflators may degrade after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity and fluctuating high temperatures. Degraded propellant can cause inflator rupture during airbag deployment. In the event of an inflator rupture, metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion material, striking the vehicle occupants, and result in serious injury or death”.
All recall work must be done by your Toyota or Lexus dealer.
The current list of Toyota’s and Lexus we found:
2011 - Sienna
2010 - 2011 -4Runner
2009 - 2011 Corolla
2009 - Matrix
2008 - 2011 Scion XB
2007 - 2011 Yaris Sedan
2006 - 2011 Yaris Hatchbatch
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 using the information below.
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
On my particular vehicle a 2011 Scion XB the letter states: "Toyota is currently preparing a remedy for this problem and will send further notification when the remedy becomes available". In my letter Toyota has advised me that:
“Until the remedy becomes available, we recommend that you do not operate the vehicle with an occupant in the front passenger seat”.
