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NHTSA recall 16V340000

Air Bags · Toyota Motor Corporation

May 23, 2016report date
1,754,517units affected
Vehicle recalltype
Details

What's wrong: 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…

Why it matters: 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.

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All model years NHTSA lists

2007 Lexus Es350, 2008 Lexus Es350, 2009 Lexus Es350, 2010 Lexus Es350, 2011 Lexus Es350, 2010 Lexus Gx460, 2011 Lexus Gx460, 2006 Lexus Is 250, 2007 Lexus Is 250, 2008 Lexus Is 250, 2009 Lexus Is 250, 2010 Lexus Is 250, 2011 Lexus Is 250, 2010 Lexus Is 250C, 2011 Lexus Is 250C, 2006 Lexus Is 350, 2007 Lexus Is 350, 2008 Lexus Is 350, 2009 Lexus Is 350, 2010 Lexus Is 350, 2011 Lexus Is 350, 2010 Lexus Is 350C, 2011 Lexus Is 350C, 2008 Lexus Is F, 2009 Lexus Is F, 2010 Lexus Is F, 2011 Lexus Is F, 2009 Pontiac Vibe, 2010 Pontiac Vibe, 2008 Scion Xb, 2009 Scion Xb, 2010 Scion Xb, 2011 Scion Xb, 2010 Toyota 4Runner, 2011 Toyota 4Runner, 2009 Toyota Corolla, 2010 Toyota Corolla, 2011 Toyota Corolla, 2009 Toyota Matrix, 2010 Toyota Matrix, 2011 Toyota Matrix, 2011 Toyota Sienna, 2006 Toyota Yaris, 2007 Toyota Yaris, 2008 Toyota Yaris, 2009 Toyota Yaris, 2010 Toyota Yaris, 2011 Toyota Yaris.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 16V340000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.