NHTSA Campaign 16V128000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V128000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 16V128000 with NHTSA on March 2, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V128000, NHTSA lists up to 71,163 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 3, 2007 and July 30, 2010.
The 16V128000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V128000 were scheduled from March 25, 2016, 23 days after the report.
16V128000 covers 2 models from Pontiac and Toyota, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 16V128000 covers have filed at least 186 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V128000 vehicles, the 2008 Toyota Corolla has the most (138).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V128000 ranks 99 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 16V128000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V128000 was 16V065000, reported on February 5, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Lexus SC vehicles manufactured August 3, 2007, to July 30, 2010, 2008 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to December 21, 2007, 2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to December 18, 2007, and 2008 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to January 2, 2008 that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The affected vehicles have a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- The recall began on March 25, 2016 for Toyota and Lexus vehicle owners. The recall began on June 8, 2016 for GM owners. The respective dealers will either replace the front passenger air bag inflator or the entire front passenger air bag assembly depending on the model. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. This recall expands recall 15V-286.
Reported March 2, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V128000 (2)
Pontiac (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V128000, 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: March 2, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted