Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing | NHTSA Recall #18V685000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 18V685000 by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Affecting 2018-2019 toyota tundra and sequoia vehicles and 2019 toyota avalon and avalon hybrid vehicles Includes 168,187 affected units, Air Bags May Not Deploy as Intended/FMVSS 208, 214, component: AIR BAGS, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModels2018-2019 toyota tundra and sequoia vehicles and 2019 toyota avalon and avalon hybrid vehicles
Defect Summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 toyota tundra and sequoia vehicles and 2019 toyota avalon and avalon hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ecu) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. if this occurs, the ecu may not deploy the airbags as intended, in the event of a crash. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 208, "occupant crash protection," and 214, "side impact protection."
Corrective Action
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ecu, free of charge. the recall began october 26, 2018. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. toyota's number for this recall is j0x. note: 18v-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also includes the updates to the software for 18v-122.