NHTSA Campaign 17V548000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V548000 covers 8 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 17V548000 with NHTSA on August 31, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V548000, NHTSA lists up to 21 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 7, 2005 and October 27, 2005.
The 17V548000 report reached NHTSA 12 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V548000 were scheduled from September 29, 2017, 29 days after the report.
17V548000 covers 3 models from Toyota and Lexus, model years 2006–2016.
Owners of the model years 17V548000 covers have filed at least 15 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V548000 vehicles, the 2006 Lexus Lx470 has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V548000 ranks 216 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 17V548000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V548000 was 17V416000, reported on June 29, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2006 Lexus LX470, and 2008-2013 Lexus LX570 vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect driver or front passenger air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- An incorrect driver or front passenger air bag may not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began September 29, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0S. Lexus' number for this recall is HLD.
Reported August 31, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V548000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V548000, 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: August 31, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted