Lexus / Toyota recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.
What could happen
If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.
The fix
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.
Vehicles covered
- Lexus Gx470 2004–2006
- Lexus Lx470 2003–2006
- Toyota 4Runner 2004–2006
- Toyota Land Cruiser 2003–2006
- Toyota Sequoia 2005–2006
- Toyota Tundra 2005–2006
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V065000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- Feb 5, 2016
- Owners notified
- Dec 1, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 320,409
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 24, 2003 to Jun 9, 2006
- Part
- Air bags › Side/window
- Maker's own recall number
- G0C, GLB
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 / Toyota recall: Air bags Aug 31, 2017
- Lexus recall: Steering Jul 29, 2010
- Toyota recall: Equipment Sep 2, 2026
- Toyota recall: Equipment May 4, 2026
- Lexus / Toyota recall: Electrical system Sep 11, 2025
- Toyota recall: Equipment Jul 23, 2024
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.