NHTSA Campaign 14V168000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 14V168000 covers 16 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 14V168000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V168000, NHTSA lists up to 1,486,413 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2008 and July 7, 2010.
The 14V168000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V168000 were scheduled from October 27, 2014, 201 days after the report.
14V168000 covers 6 models from Toyota and Pontiac, model years 2006–2010.
Owners of the model years 14V168000 covers have filed at least 1,943 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V168000 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota Corolla has the most (552).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V168000 ranks 9 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 14V168000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V168000 was 13V029000, reported on January 30, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 RAV4, 2006-2010 Yaris, 2008-2010 Highlander, and 2009-2010 Tacoma, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and General Motors Pontiac Vibe vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the steering column assembly contains electrical connections to the driver's airbag module housed in a spiral cable assembly, which includes a Flexible Flat Cable (FFC). Due to the shape and location of the FFC's retainer, the FFC could become damaged when the steering wheel is turned.
- The risk
- If the FFC is damaged, connectivity to the driver's air bag module could be lost and the air bag deactivated. The failure of the driver's air bag to deploy in the event of a crash that typically necessitates deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify the Toyota vehicle owners, and General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Toyota sent owners an interim notification letter in May 2014 to advise owners of the recall. Toyota will mail owners a second letter when remedy parts are available. General Motors sent Pontiac Vibe owners an Interim letter on June 20, 2014 notifying them that parts are currently unavailable. General Motors sent notices to the Pontiac Vibe owners on September 15, 2014, that a remedy is available. The recall began on October 27, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-762-2737.
Reported April 9, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V168000 (16)
Toyota (14)
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V168000, 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 9, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted