2012 Toyota AVALON Air Bags Recall

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2012 Toyota AVALON Air Bags Recall

 NHTSA Recall #128516
NHTSA Compaign #18V569000
MFG Compaign #J0S
 ManufacturerToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
 SupplierTOYOTA
 BrandTOYOTA
 ModelAVALON
 Model Year2012
 ComponentAIR BAGS
 Date of notification19/09/18
 Begin date of manufacuring05/12/11
 End date of manufacturing22/10/12
Type of recallV
Recall initiatorMFR
 Report received29/08/18
 Report created31/08/18
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units19354
 Defect summaryToyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2012 toyota avalon vehicles. During a vehicle repair, the seat belt inner buckles may have been replaced with parts that may incorrectly tell the air bag management system that the seat belt is always buckled.
 Consequence summaryIf the seat belt is falsely interpreted as being buckled, in the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy appropriately, increasing the risk of injury.
 Corrective actionToyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the seat belt assembly to verify that it is properly detecting being unbuckled, replacing the inner seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. The recall began september 19, 2018. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is j0s.
 Recall notesOwners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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