Lexus / Pontiac / Toyota recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
What could happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V-312 in its entirety.
Vehicles covered
- Lexus Sc 2002–2007
- Pontiac Vibe 2003–2007
- Toyota Corolla 2003–2007
- Toyota Corolla Matrix 2003–2007
- Toyota Sequoia 2002–2007
- Toyota Tundra 2003–2006
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V285000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 13, 2015
- Owners notified
- Jul 13, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,973,468
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Dec 17, 2001 to Jun 4, 2007
- Part
- Air bags
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
- Lexus / Scion / Toyota recall: Air bags Oct 17, 2019
- Pontiac / Toyota recall: Air bags Aug 28, 2019
- Lexus / Scion / Toyota recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2019
- Pontiac / Toyota recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2018
- Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2018
- Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2017
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.