NHTSA Campaign 20V734000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 20V734000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 20V734000 with NHTSA on November 25, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V734000, NHTSA lists up to 161 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V734000 were scheduled from December 18, 2020, 23 days after the report.
20V734000 covers 3 models from Toyota, model years 2020–2021.
Owners of the model years 20V734000 covers have filed at least 72 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V734000 vehicles, the 2020 Toyota RAV4 has the most (55).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V734000 ranks 203 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 20V734000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V734000 was 20V633000, reported on October 14, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Toyota Avalon and 2020 Avalon Hybrid, RAV4, and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles. Breakaway pins within the steering column, designed to absorb energy and reduce injury during a crash, could have been damaged during production, possibly affecting the performance of the driver's air bag in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not perform as designed can increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering column, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB17/20TA17.
Reported November 25, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V734000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V734000, 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: November 25, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted