Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing | NHTSA Recall #15V013000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 15V013000 by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Affecting model year 2014-2015 toyota prius v vehicles manufactured november 7, 2013, to january 7, 2015 Includes 4,971 affected units, Passenger Air Bag may not Deploy/FMVSS 208, component: AIR BAGS, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2014-2015 toyota prius v vehicles manufactured november 7, 2013, to january 7, 2015
Defect Summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 toyota prius v vehicles manufactured november 7, 2013, to january 7, 2015. the occupant classification system (ocs) that activates or deactivates the passenger seat air bag system may be improperly calibrated. as a result, the passenger air bag may not deploy in a vehicle crash. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
Corrective Action
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate of the ocs system, free of charge. the recall began february 12, 2015. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.