NHTSA Campaign 16V906000
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
NHTSA campaign 16V906000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: knee bolster. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 16V906000 with NHTSA on December 16, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V906000, NHTSA lists up to 12 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 3, 2016 and September 12, 2016.
The 16V906000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V906000 were scheduled from February 8, 2017, 54 days after the report.
16V906000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2016–2017.
Owners of the model years 16V906000 covers have filed at least 28 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V906000 vehicles, the 2017 Toyota Camry has the most (24).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V906000 ranks 219 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 16V906000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V906000 was 16V672000, reported on September 16, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon, and 2017 Camry vehicles manufactured August 3, 2016, to September 12, 2016. The front passenger knee air bag module may have been attached to the lower instrument panel with incorrect fasteners.
- The risk
- If the air bag was installed with incorrect fasteners, the fasteners may become loose over time, affecting the air bag deployment and increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fasteners, and if necessary, replace the instrument panel brace and body bracket and reattach the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G05.
Reported December 16, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V906000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V906000, 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: December 16, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted