NHTSA Campaign 14V556000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 14V556000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 14V556000 with NHTSA on September 11, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V556000, NHTSA lists up to 132,624 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 29, 2013 and August 22, 2014.
The 14V556000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V556000 were scheduled from October 21, 2014, 40 days after the report.
14V556000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 14V556000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V556000 ranks 81 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 14V556000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V556000 was 14V168000, reported on April 9, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Tundra CrewMax and Double Cab vehicles manufactured July 29, 2013, to August 22, 2014. Due to the possible misinstallation of the upper tab of the B-pillar interior trim, the Curtain-Shield Air Bags (CSA) may not deploy properly in the event of a crash.
- The risk
- If the Curtain-Shield Air Bags (CSA) do not deploy properly there is an increased risk of occupant injury during a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the B-pillar interior trim installation and will replace it if it is not installed correctly, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported September 11, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V556000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V556000, 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: September 11, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted