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NHTSA Campaign 19V005000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA campaign 19V005000 covers 37 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 19V005000 with NHTSA on January 9, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 19V005000, NHTSA lists up to 1,299,448 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 19, 2009 and July 28, 2014.

The 19V005000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 19V005000 were scheduled from February 15, 2019, 37 days after the report.

19V005000 covers 8 models from Lexus, Scion and Toyota, model years 2010–2017.

Owners of the model years 19V005000 covers have filed at least 2,380 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 19V005000 vehicles, the 2010 Toyota Corolla has the most (424).

By potentially affected vehicles, 19V005000 ranks 10 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.

Besides 19V005000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V005000 was 18V887000, reported on December 13, 2018.

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What this recall covers

The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Toyota 4Runner, 2014-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2014 Toyota Sienna, Lexus IS-F, and 2014-2017 Lexus GX460 vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Toyota is also recalling certain 2011-2013 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Lexus IS250, IS350, 2011-2016 4Runner, 2011-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2011-2014 Toyota Sienna, Lexus IS-F, 2011-2017 Lexus GX460, and 2011-2012 Lexus ES350 vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Toyota is also recalling certain 2010-2013 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Lexus IS350, 2010-2016 4Runner, 2010-2013 Lexus IS250, 2010-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2010-2014 Lexus IS-F, and 2010-2012 Lexus ES350 vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began February 15, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.

Reported January 9, 2019

Vehicles covered by 19V005000 (37)

Lexus (16)

Toyota (16)

Scion (5)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V005000, 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 9, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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