NHTSA Campaign 15V013000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 15V013000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 15V013000 with NHTSA on January 16, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V013000, NHTSA lists up to 4,971 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 7, 2013 and January 7, 2015.
Owner notification letters for 15V013000 were scheduled from February 12, 2015, 27 days after the report.
15V013000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2014–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V013000 ranks 165 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 15V013000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V013000 was 14V757000, reported on November 26, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Toyota Prius V vehicles manufactured November 7, 2013, to January 7, 2015. The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the passenger seat air bag system may be improperly calibrated. As a result, the passenger air bag may not deploy in a vehicle crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- If the air bag does not deploy as intended, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate of the OCS system, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported January 16, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V013000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V013000, 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: January 16, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted