NHTSA safety recall

Recall 16V672000 · manufacturer campaign G0W

Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module — Toyota · reported 16 Sep 2016 · 7,817 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Prius vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015, to June 14, 2016. An air bag inflator manufacturing error may result in the inadvertent partial inflation of the front passenger air bag.

The risk

A front passenger air bag that unintentionally inflates can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

The fix

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began November 10, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0W.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

NHTSA campaign
16V672000
Manufacturer campaign
G0W
Filed by
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Report received
16 Sep 2016
Owners notified
10 Nov 2016
Potentially affected
7,817

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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