NHTSA Campaign 15V013000

AIR BAGS

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Jan 16, 2015 · 4,971 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Toyota Prius V vehicles manufactured November 7, 2013, to January 7, 2015. The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the passenger seat air bag system may be improperly calibrated. As a result, the passenger air bag may not deploy in a vehicle crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

If the air bag does not deploy as intended, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate of the OCS system, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TOYOTA PRIUS V 2014 4,971
TOYOTA PRIUS V 2015 4,971

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V013000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.