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VehicleOct 4, 2018168,187 affected

Toyota recall: Electrical system

What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. If this occurs, the ECU may not deploy the airbags as intended, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 214, "Side Impact Protection."

What could happen

If the air bags do not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

The fix

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0X. Note: 18V-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also includes the updates to the software for 18V-122.

Vehicles covered

Facts

NHTSA recall number
18V685000
Type
Vehicle
Filed by
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Reported to NHTSA
Oct 4, 2018
Owners notified
Oct 26, 2018
Vehicles or items affected
168,187
Started by
The manufacturer
Built
Apr 20, 2018 to Sep 26, 2018
Part
Electrical system › Software; Air bags
Maker's own recall number
J0X
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.

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