NHTSA Campaign 06V096000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 06V096000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V096000 with NHTSA on April 3, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V096000, NHTSA lists up to 133 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 10, 2004 and November 28, 2005.
The 06V096000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V096000 were scheduled from April 6, 2006, 3 days after the report.
06V096000 covers 6 models from Toyota and Scion, model years 2004–2007.
Owners of the model years 06V096000 covers have filed at least 228 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V096000 vehicles, the 2006 Toyota Tacoma has the most (76).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V096000 ranks 77 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V096000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 06V096000 was 05V328000, reported on July 20, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR, WHICH IS USED IN THE SIDE AIR BAG, THE CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAG, AND THE KNEE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, SOME INFLATORS WERE PRODUCED WITH AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF THE HEATING AGENTS NECESSARY FOR PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. IN THIS CONDITION, THE EXPANSION FORCE OF THE GAS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO PROPERLY INFLATE THE AIR BAG WHEN THE SRS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED DURING A CRASH.
- The risk
- THIS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT IN THE INVOLVED SEATING POSITION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPECIFIC SRS AIR BAG. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371, SCION AT 1-866-548-1851, OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 60B AND LEXUS RECALL NO. 6LB.
Reported April 3, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V096000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V096000, 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: April 3, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted