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DEFECT #1 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING


Posted on: 2006-07-17
Description
Certain aj motorsport combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles.  Combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.  108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.

Consequence
Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash.

Corrective Action
Aj motorsport will notify owners and offer reimbursement for the lamps.  The recall began on july 31, 2006.  Owners may contact aj motorsport at 626-618-2026.

Notes
This recall only pertains to aj motorsport aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #2 - SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT


Posted on: 2005-05-17
Description
On certain sport utility vehicles, due to a manufacturing issue in the front suspension lower ball joint, there is a possibility that the surface of the ball of the joint may have been scratched.  The ball joint may eventually experience excessive wear and looseness, resulting in increased steering effort.  

Consequence
The lower ball joint may separate from the knuckle causing loss of steering control and a crash could occur.

Corrective Action
Dealers will replace the front suspension lower ball joints free of charge.  The recall began on july 5, 2005.  Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Notes
Toyota recall no.  50j.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #3 - AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY


Posted on: 2005-06-06
Description
Certain pickup trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.  225, 'child restraint anchorage systems.' these vehicles have a manual air bag on-off switch to disable the front passenger air bag and do not have a child restraint lower anchorage system in the front passenger seat.  This specification does not meet the standard requirements.

Consequence
This standard establishes requirements for child restraint anchorage systems to ensure their proper location and strength for the effective securing of child restraints, to reduce the likelihood of the anchorage systems' failure, and to increase the likelihood that child restraints are properly secured and thus more fully achieve their potential effectiveness in motor vehicles.

Corrective Action
Dealers will remove the manual air bag on-off switch, replace the owner's manual, and affix a new sun visor air bag warning label.  The recall began in early january 2007.  Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Notes
Toyota recall no.  70a.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #4 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING


Posted on: 2006-03-23
Description
Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above.  Some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no.  108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.

Consequence
Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.

Corrective Action
Pro-a motors will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps.  The recall began on april 3, 2006.  Owners may contact pro-a motors at 323-838-2988.

Notes
This recall only pertains to pro-a motors aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #5 - STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS


Posted on: 2009-11-18
Description
Toyota is recalling model year 2000-2003 tundra vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virginia, wisconsin and the district of columbia.  Excessive corrosion of the rear cross member may cause the separation of the spare tire stowed under the truck bed which would present a road hazard that could cause a crash.  Also, corrosion of the rear cross member could affect the rear brake lines and the proportioning valve resulting in diminished braking capability.  

Consequence
Separation of the spare tire and diminished brake capacity could increase the risk of a crash.

Corrective Action
Toyota is asking owners of the affected vehicles to remove the spare tire from under the vehicle until a remedy can be obtained.  Dealers will inspect the rear cross member and related components, including the brake lines, and replace them if necessary.  If the cross member does not need to be replaced, it will be sprayed with a corrosion protection compound.  These services will be performed free of charge, however multiple visits to the dealer may be required.  The safety recall is expected to begin on or about april 30, 2010.  Owner may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Notes
Toyota safety recall no.  Ssc90/90m.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

DEFECT #6 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS


Posted on: 2009-05-11
Description
Dope, inc.  Is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles.  These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.  108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.  These lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.

Consequence
Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.

Corrective Action
Dope, inc.  Will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps.  The safety recall began on july 28, 2009.  Owners may contact dope, inc.  At 1-626-272-1798.  

Notes
This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen.  Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

DEFECT #7 - AIR BAGS


Posted on: 2015-05-13
Description
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) notified the agency on may 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 lexus sc, toyota corolla, corolla matrix, sequoia, and pontiac vibe, and 2005-2006 toyota tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in florida, along the gulf coast, puerto rico, hawaii, the u.s.  Virgin islands, guam, saipan and american samoa.  On june 16, 2015 toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 lexus sc, toyota sequoia, 2003-2004 toyota corolla matrix, toyota corolla, pontiac vibe, and toyota tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the may 13, 2015 notification in the portions of georgia, alabama, louisiana, mississippi and texas that were not previously included.  The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.  

Consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Toyota will notify their owners.  Pontiac vibe owners will be notified by gm.  Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge.  Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota began the recall on july 13, 2015.  Pontiac vibe owners may contact gm at 1-800-762-2737.  Gm began the recall on june 29, 2015.  Note: this recacll supersedes recall 14v-655 in its entirety.  For vehicles located in the u.s.  States not listed above, please see toyota recall 15v-285 which covers all other u.s.  States.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #8 - AIR BAGS


Posted on: 2015-05-13
Description
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) notified the agency on may 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 sequoia vehicles manufactured august 18, 2003, to august 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 tundra vehicles manufactured march 18, 2003, to august 25, 2004.  On june 16, 2015, toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 sequoia, 2005-2006 tundra, 2003-2007 corolla, 2003-2007 corolla matrix, 2003-2007 pontiac vibe and 2002-2007 lexus sc vehicles.  This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag.  This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts.  A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.

Consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Toyota will notify their owners.  Pontiac vibe owners will be notified by gm.  Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag.  The recall began on july 13, 2015.  Toyota owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737.  Note: this recall supersedes recall 14v-312 in its entirety.  

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #9 - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE


Posted on: 2019-10-17
Description
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4runner, 2003-2006 tundra, 2003-2013 corolla, 2009-2010 corolla matrix, 2004-2005 rav4, 2002-2007 sequoia, 2011-2013 sienna, 2008-2012 scion xb, 2008-2009 lexus is-f, 2007-2012 yaris and lexus es350, 2010-2017 lexus gx460, 2002-2010 lexus sc430, 2006-2012 lexus is250 and is350 and 2010-2015 lexus is250c and is350c vehicles.  These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design.  The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Toyota will notify owners.  Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator.  The recall began november 20, 2019.  Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are j0a, j0b, and j0c.  Lexus' numbers for this recall are jli, jlj, and jlk.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

DEFECT #10 - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE


Posted on: 2019-10-17
Description
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4runner, 2003-2006 tundra, 2003-2013 corolla, 2009-2010 corolla matrix, 2004-2005 rav4, 2002-2007 sequoia, 2011-2013 sienna, 2008-2012 scion xb, 2008-2009 lexus is-f, 2007-2012 yaris and lexus es350, 2010-2017 lexus gx460, 2002-2010 lexus sc430, 2006-2012 lexus is250 and is350 and 2010-2015 lexus is250c and is350c vehicles.  These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design.  The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Corrective Action
Toyota will notify owners.  Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator.  The recall began november 20, 2019.  Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are j0a, j0b, and j0c.  Lexus' numbers for this recall are jli, jlj, and jlk.

Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.