NHTSA Campaign 06V408000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 06V408000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V408000 with NHTSA on October 26, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V408000, NHTSA lists up to 29,542 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 12, 2004 and March 3, 2006.
The 06V408000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V408000 were scheduled from November 6, 2006, 11 days after the report.
06V408000 covers 1 model from Scion, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 06V408000 covers have filed at least 20 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V408000 ranks 45 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V408000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 06V408000 was 06V096000, reported on April 3, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SIDE IMPACT SEAT-BOLSTER AND CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAGS MAY INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. THIS CONDITION CAN OCCUR IF THE DOOR FOR THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS CLOSED WITH A HIGH RATE OF FORCE WHILE THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION IS IN THE "ON" POSITION OR WITHIN 90 SECONDS OF TURNING THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE "ON" POSITION TO THE "OFF" POSITION.
- The risk
- IF THE SIDE IMPACT SEAT-BOLSTER AND CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY, THEY COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY IF AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE DOOR THAT IS CLOSED WITH A HIGH RATE OF FORCE. UNTIL THE REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A MINIMAL FORCE/SPEED BE USED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS OR CLOSING THE DOORS AFTER 90 SECONDS HAVE ELAPSED FROM TURNING THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE "ON" TO THE "OFF" POSITION.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SENSORS AND INSTALL A URETHANE PAD IN THE FRONT DOORS, IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-866-548-1851.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 60H.
Reported October 26, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V408000 (1)
Scion (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V408000, 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: October 26, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted