| Issue ID | 1281482 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10863520 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 05/05/16 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | "takata recall: in august of 2009 the airbag light came on while driving; i took car to toyota dealer ,technician road tested the car and said the airbag light did not come on. The airbags light continued coming on at different times,but did not stay on constantly. In july of 2014 i received a recall notice from toyota, remedy was done, on january 06,2015. This remedy did not work so i was notified in march 2016 that a remedy was ready, and to take my car to the toyota dealer and the remedy would be installed. Since april 07, 2016 my car has been in and out of the dealership because the airbag light is still coming on especially during warm weather, i got my car back from the toyota dealership on april 28. 2016 for the second time, drove it on the weekend about 64 miles round trip the airbag light came on and off to and from my trip. My car has approx. 103,900 miles but the problem started before that mileage and toyota did not say it was due to how many miles the car had been driven. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 95695 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MADERA, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BF28B54UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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