NHTSA Campaign 16V065000

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Feb 5, 2016 · 320,409 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.

Consequence

If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS GX470 2004 320,409
LEXUS GX470 2005 320,409
LEXUS GX470 2006 320,409
LEXUS LX470 2003 320,409
LEXUS LX470 2004 320,409
LEXUS LX470 2005 320,409
LEXUS LX470 2006 320,409
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2004 320,409
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2005 320,409
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2006 320,409
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 2003 320,409
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 2004 320,409
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 2005 320,409
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 2006 320,409
TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2005 320,409
TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2006 320,409
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2005 320,409
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2006 320,409

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V065000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.