NHTSA Campaign 20V033000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 20V033000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 20V033000 with NHTSA on January 22, 2020; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 20V033000, NHTSA lists up to 138,842 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V033000 were scheduled from August 28, 2020, 219 days after the report.
20V033000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V033000 ranks 79 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 20V033000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V033000 was 20V024000, reported on January 17, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 1998-2000 RAV4, 1998-1999 RAV4 EV and Celica and 1997-1998 Supra vehicles. These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant, and increases the risk of serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and owners will have the option to self-inspect, or have a dealer inspect the steering wheel on their vehicle to determine if their vehicle may be equipped with an affected inflator. Potentially affected steering wheel serial numbers will be inspected by a dealer. Based on the inspection, dealers will replace the front driver air bag inflator with an alternate one, as necessary. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began August 28, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall is 20TB01 and 20TA01.
Reported January 22, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V033000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V033000, 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 22, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted