Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 9, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,486,413. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 RAV4, 2006-2010 Yaris, 2008-2010 Highlander, and 2009-2010 Tacoma, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and General Motors Pontiac Vibe vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the steering column assembly contains electrical connections to the driver's airbag module housed in a spiral cable assembly, which includes a Flexible Flat Cable (FFC). Due to the shape and location of the FFC's retainer, the FFC could become damaged when the steering wheel is turned.
The risk
If the FFC is damaged, connectivity to the driver's air bag module could be lost and the air bag deactivated. The failure of the driver's air bag to deploy in the event of a crash that typically necessitates deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver.
The remedy
Toyota will notify the Toyota vehicle owners, and General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Toyota sent owners an interim notification letter in May 2014 to advise owners of the recall. Toyota will mail owners a second letter when remedy parts are available. General Motors sent Pontiac Vibe owners an Interim letter on June 20, 2014 notifying them that parts are currently unavailable. General Motors sent notices to the Pontiac Vibe owners on September 15, 2014, that a remedy is available. The recall began on October 27, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-762-2737.
19 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pontiac Vibe | 58 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 Toyota Corolla | 1,244 | 17 | 10 | 145 |
| 2010 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Toyota Highlander | 216 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 2010 Toyota Tacoma | 294 | 13 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 Toyota Yaris | 90 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 Pontiac Vibe | 528 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 2009 Toyota Corolla | 1,459 | 13 | 12 | 186 |
| 2009 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 74 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 Toyota Highlander | 134 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 Toyota Tacoma | 520 | 13 | 18 | 25 |
| 2009 Toyota Yaris | 92 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 2008 Toyota Highlander | 405 | 13 | 14 | 44 |
| 2008 Toyota RAV4 | 575 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| 2008 Toyota Yaris | 218 | 10 | 1 | 51 |
| 2007 Toyota RAV4 | 1,004 | 14 | 37 | 53 |
| 2007 Toyota Yaris | 258 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| 2006 Toyota RAV4 | 705 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 2006 Toyota Yaris | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V168000.
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