Toyota recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Toyota Prius V vehicles manufactured November 7, 2013, to January 7, 2015. The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the passenger seat air bag system may be improperly calibrated. As a result, the passenger air bag may not deploy in a vehicle crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What could happen
If the air bag does not deploy as intended, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate of the OCS system, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Vehicles covered
- Toyota Prius V 2014–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V013000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 16, 2015
- Owners notified
- Feb 12, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 4,971
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 7, 2013 to Jan 7, 2015
- Part
- Air bags
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Toyota recall: Hybrid propulsion system Jun 24, 2020
- Toyota recall: Hybrid propulsion system Oct 4, 2018
- Toyota recall: Hybrid propulsion system Jul 15, 2015
- Toyota / Tyc recall: Exterior lighting Dec 12, 2013
- Toyota recall: Seats Jan 16, 2013
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.