NHTSA Campaign 05V254000
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 05V254000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: on-off switch assembly. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V254000 with NHTSA on June 2, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V254000, NHTSA lists up to 156,111 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 3, 2002 and April 22, 2005.
The 05V254000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V254000 were scheduled from January 12, 2007, 589 days after the report.
05V254000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2003–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V254000 covers have filed at least 219 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V254000 vehicles, the 2003 Toyota Tundra has the most (86).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V254000 ranks 20 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V254000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 05V254000 was 04V346000, reported on July 13, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, 'CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS.' THESE VEHICLES HAVE A MANUAL AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH TO DISABLE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND DO NOT HAVE A CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER ANCHORAGE SYSTEM IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS SPECIFICATION DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
- The risk
- THIS STANDARD ESTABLISHES REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THEIR PROPER LOCATION AND STRENGTH FOR THE EFFECTIVE SECURING OF CHILD RESTRAINTS, TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS' FAILURE, AND TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT CHILD RESTRAINTS ARE PROPERLY SECURED AND THUS MORE FULLY ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS IN MOTOR VEHICLES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE MANUAL AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH, REPLACE THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND AFFIX A NEW SUN VISOR AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. THE RECALL BEGAN IN EARLY JANUARY 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 70A.
Reported June 2, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V254000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V254000, 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: June 2, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted