Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2009-2011 Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix, 2006-2011 Toyota Yaris, Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, Lexus IS250C, Lexus IS350C and Lexus GX460, 2011 Sienna, 2007-2011 Lexus ES350, and 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2007-2008 Toyota Yaris, 2006-2008 Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350 and 2007-2008 Lexus ES350 vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles of these model years and models that were not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
What could happen
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for interim notification for this campaign are G1P (Toyota Zone A), G1R (Toyota Zone B), G2G (Lexus Zone A), and G2H (Lexus Zone B). Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), GLG (Lexus Zone A), and GLH (Lexus Zone B).
Vehicles covered
- Lexus Es350 2007–2011
- Lexus Gx460 2010–2011
- Lexus Is 250 2006–2011
- Lexus Is 250C 2010–2011
- Lexus Is 350 2006–2011
- Lexus Is 350C 2010–2011
- Lexus Is F 2008–2011
- Pontiac Vibe 2009–2010
- Scion Xb 2008–2011
- Toyota 4Runner 2010–2011
- Toyota Corolla 2009–2011
- Toyota Matrix 2009–2011
- Toyota Sienna 2011
- Toyota Yaris 2006–2011
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V340000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 23, 2016
- Owners notified
- Nov 18, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,754,517
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Jan 17, 2007 to Jun 3, 2011
- Part
- Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module
- Maker's own recall number
- TG1P/G1R L:G2G/G2H
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
- Lexus / Scion / Toyota recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2019
- Scion / Trd recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Sep 20, 2018
- Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2018
- Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2017
- Pontiac / Scion / Toyota recall: Visibility Oct 22, 2015
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.