NHTSA Campaign 16V672000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Sep 16, 2016 · 7,817 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Prius vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015, to June 14, 2016. An air bag inflator manufacturing error may result in the inadvertent partial inflation of the front passenger air bag.

Consequence

A front passenger air bag that unintentionally inflates can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began November 10, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0W.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TOYOTA PRIUS 2016 7,817

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V672000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.