NHTSA Campaign 16V215000

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Apr 14, 2016 · 58,515 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon and Camry vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015 to March 4, 2016. The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the front passenger seat air bag system may have been improperly calibrated. As a result, the front passenger air bag and the front passenger knee air bag may not deploy as intended in certain crash scenarios. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

Air bags that do not deploy as intended during a crash increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the OCS, free of charge. The recall began by May 13, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0J.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TOYOTA AVALON 2016 58,515
TOYOTA CAMRY 2016 58,515

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V215000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.