| Issue ID | 955457 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10488942 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 11/12/12 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Console airbag sensor warning light came on while driving on a highway and stays on. Coincidently this airbag warning light issue came about after having taken car into a toyota dealership around sept 2012 for a recall. The recall had something do with faulty roll-over sensor for the side curtain airbag systems. Took the car to a toyota dealership. After dtc check, the cause turned out to be a shorted spiral cable assembly unit for the srs driver airbag. Replacement job required two hours of labor by tech, costing $210, $307 part and "supplies and waste disposal" fee of $25. 88. According to internet search, it is seems there have been cases of defective spiral cable unit for toyota rav 4 causing srs airbag system to go into "inactive" mode therefore leaving drivers/passengers without any protection and thereby creating life threatening scenario. Therefore, there is clear and strong need for the nhtsa to contact toyota corporation to initiate a recall action targeting the spiral cable assembly unit (84306-22010). In recent past, "toyota is recalling 495,000 certain 2005 to early 2009 model year toyota tacoma vehicles sold in the u. S. No other vehicles are involved in this recall". |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 118206 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BAY ST. LOUIS, MS |
| VIN pattern | JTMBD33V475XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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