NHTSA Campaign 18V887000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V887000 covers 13 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 18V887000 with NHTSA on December 13, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V887000, NHTSA lists up to 89,740 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 5, 2007 and December 5, 2018.
Owner notification letters for 18V887000 were scheduled from February 11, 2019, 60 days after the report.
18V887000 covers 2 models from Toyota and Lexus, model years 2008–2019.
Owners of the model years 18V887000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V887000 vehicles, the 2013 Lexus Lx570 has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V887000 ranks 91 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 18V887000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V887000 was 18V883000, reported on December 12, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2019 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 vehicles. Over time, the seat belt tension sensor wire harness may break and deactivate the front passenger air bag, knee air bag, and passenger seat-mounted side airbag.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, deactivated air bags can increase the risk of injury .
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will modify the front passenger seat belt assembly or replace it with an improved one, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are Lexus Interim J2L and Remedy JLL, Toyota Interim J15 and Remedy J05.
Reported December 13, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V887000 (13)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V887000, 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 13, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted