NHTSA Campaign 05V328000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 05V328000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V328000 with NHTSA on July 20, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V328000, NHTSA lists up to 2,527 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 22, 2005 and June 29, 2005.
The 05V328000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V328000 were scheduled from August 5, 2005, 16 days after the report.
05V328000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V328000 covers have filed at least 83 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V328000 ranks 67 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V328000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 05V328000 was 05V302000, reported on June 28, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND OPTIONAL FABRIC FRONT CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT LENS WHICH WILL NOT DISPLAY THE STATUS OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG.
- The risk
- AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WILL NOT BE MADE AWARE OF WHETHER OR NOT THE AIR BAG IS ACTIVATED AND READY TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANT AS APPROPRIATE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM INDICATOR LENS. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 50K.
Reported July 20, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V328000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V328000, 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 20, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted