Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing | NHTSA Recall #16V215000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 16V215000 by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Affecting model year 2016 avalon and camry vehicles manufactured november 30, 2015 to march 4, 2016 Includes 58,515 affected units, Occupant Classification System/FMVSS 208, component: AIR BAGS, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2016 avalon and camry vehicles manufactured november 30, 2015 to march 4, 2016
Defect Summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 avalon and camry vehicles manufactured november 30, 2015 to march 4, 2016. the occupant classification system (ocs) that activates or deactivates the front passenger seat air bag system may have been improperly calibrated. as a result, the front passenger air bag and the front passenger knee air bag may not deploy as intended in certain crash scenarios. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 208, "occupant crash protection."
Corrective Action
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the ocs, free of charge. the recall began by may 13, 2016. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. toyota's number for this recall is g0j.