NHTSA Campaign 17V006000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Jan 9, 2017 · 577,875 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota 4Runner, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, Yaris, Scion xB, Lexus ES350, GX460, IS-F, IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, and Lexus LFA vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Toyota is recalling certain 2009 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, Yaris HB, Scion xB, Pontiac Vibe, Lexus, ES350, IS250, IS350, and IS-F vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Toyota is recalling certain 2006-2008 Lexus IS250 and IS350, 2007-2008 Lexus ES350, Toyota Yaris, Yaris HB, and 2008 Lexus IS-F and Scion xB vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), H0A (Toyota Zone C), GLG (Lexus Zone A), GLH (Lexus Zone B) and HLA (Lexus Zone C).

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS ES350 2007 577,875
LEXUS ES350 2008 577,875
LEXUS ES350 2009 577,875
LEXUS ES350 2012 577,875
LEXUS GX460 2012 577,875
LEXUS IS 250 2006 577,875
LEXUS IS 250 2007 577,875
LEXUS IS 250 2008 577,875
LEXUS IS 250 2009 577,875
LEXUS IS 250 2012 577,875
LEXUS IS 250C 2012 577,875
LEXUS IS 350 2006 577,875
LEXUS IS 350 2007 577,875
LEXUS IS 350 2008 577,875
LEXUS IS 350 2009 577,875
LEXUS IS 350 2012 577,875
LEXUS IS 350C 2012 577,875
LEXUS IS F 2008 577,875
LEXUS IS F 2009 577,875
LEXUS IS F 2012 577,875
LEXUS LFA 2012 577,875
PONTIAC VIBE 2009 577,875
SCION XB 2008 577,875
SCION XB 2009 577,875
SCION XB 2012 577,875
TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2012 577,875
TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 577,875
TOYOTA COROLLA 2012 577,875
TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX 2009 577,875
TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX 2012 577,875
TOYOTA SIENNA 2012 577,875
TOYOTA YARIS 2007 577,875
TOYOTA YARIS 2008 577,875
TOYOTA YARIS 2009 577,875
TOYOTA YARIS 2012 577,875

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V006000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.