Lexus GX470, LX470; Toyota 4RUNNER, Land Cruiser and 2 more (2003-2006): Air bags
Recall 16V065000 · Feb 5, 2016 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
320,409
vehicles affected
320,409
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V065000
- Date
- Feb 5, 2016
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 320,409
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Side/window
- Model years
- 2003-2006
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is 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.
What can happen
If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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 covered
6 models, 18 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V065000?
6 models: Lexus GX470 (2004-2006), Lexus LX470 (2003-2006), Toyota 4RUNNER (2004-2006) and 3 more, about 320,409 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V065000?
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.
What can happen?
If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.