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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	988262
Internal NHTSA #	10520207
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	02/04/13
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The airbag light came on approximately in april 2013. The light stays on all the time. I brought it to elk grove toyota. The inspected the light for $120. This was for inspection only. They said the car needs a airbag spiral cable. They estimated $460 total to replace this wire. The car has not been in an accident. The light came on at 65000-67000 miles. Will toyota recall this part or reimburse customers. There is another 2008 toyota highlander airbag recall but it did not apply to my car. I looked up my vin. For this recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	68000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ELK GROVE, CA
VIN pattern	JTEDS41A282XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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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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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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