NHTSA Campaign 04V346000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 04V346000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V346000 with NHTSA on July 13, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V346000, NHTSA lists up to 128,316 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 22, 2001 and February 10, 2004.
The 04V346000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V346000 were scheduled from August 6, 2004, 24 days after the report.
04V346000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2002–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V346000 covers have filed at least 241 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V346000 vehicles, the 2002 Toyota Camry has the most (89).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V346000 ranks 26 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V346000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 04V346000 was 01V372000, reported on December 11, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAGS (CSA), ONE OR BOTH OF THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY BE TWISTED NEAR THE INFLATOR DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, THE CSA MAY NOT DEPLOY RAPIDLY ENOUGH WHEN ACTIVATED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THIS MAY RESULT IN FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE INTENDED HEAD PROTECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CSAS AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 6, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Reported July 13, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V346000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V346000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 13, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted