| Issue ID | 869039 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10412972 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 14/07/11 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | A warning light appeared on the dashboard indicating an airbag malfunction. I called toyota service and was told the car required a repair, and the airbags would not function at all until this repair was done. Today the toyota tech told us a "spiral cable assembly had gone bad." he said it will cost $514. 00 to make this repair, and again, the airbags will not work unless it is done. I asked if this was a recall issue with toyota and the service manager replied, "i have no idea." i asked if this was a common problem with this car and he replied, "we see it all the time in rav3's and tundra's." i indicated the car is only 5 years old with just over 60k miles, and that i have never (ever) had an airbag failure in any vehicle until now. He again said, "well, we see it all the time with this model." this surely appears to be a design flaw that is very costly to an average consumer. Can they get away with this? Please help! (thanks much-) |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 65000 |
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| Source of the issue | PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF) |
| City and State | PASO ROBLES, CA |
| VIN pattern | JTMZD33V366XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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