Toyota Avalon, Camry (2016-2017): Air bags
Recall 16V906000 · Dec 16, 2016 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
12
vehicles affected
12
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V906000
- Date
- Dec 16, 2016
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 12
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Knee bolster
- Model years
- 2016-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon, and 2017 Camry vehicles manufactured August 3, 2016, to September 12, 2016. The front passenger knee air bag module may have been attached to the lower instrument panel with incorrect fasteners.
What can happen
If the air bag was installed with incorrect fasteners, the fasteners may become loose over time, affecting the air bag deployment and increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fasteners, and if necessary, replace the instrument panel brace and body bracket and reattach the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G05.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V906000?
2 models: Toyota Avalon (2016), Toyota Camry (2017), about 12 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V906000?
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fasteners, and if necessary, replace the instrument panel brace and body bracket and reattach the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall.
What can happen?
If the air bag was installed with incorrect fasteners, the fasteners may become loose over time, affecting the air bag deployment and increasing the risk of 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.