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Lexus are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment.

NHTSA campaign 18V-883 · Reported December 12, 2018 · 168,993 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Lexus SC, Vibe, Corolla, Sequoia and Tundra
VEHICLES AFFECTED
168,993
REMEDY
Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners.
COST
Free

The short version

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported a problem with the passenger side inflator module. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.

WHY IT MATTERS

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-883.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2002–2005Lexus SC
2003–2007Pontiac Vibe
2003–2005Toyota Corolla
2002–2005Toyota Sequoia
2003–2005Toyota Tundra

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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