NHTSA campaign 04V346000

Toyota Recall 04V-346: TOYOTA/CURTAIN SHIELD AIRBAG

NHTSA recall 04V346000 was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on July 13, 2004, with 128,316 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Camry for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on August 6, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V346000 (also written 04V-346 or 04V346)
Filed by: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: July 13, 2004
Potentially affected: 128,316 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags — Side/Window
Owners notified: August 6, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V346000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Toyota

Toyota Camry
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 22, 2001 – February 10, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V346000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAGS (CSA), ONE OR BOTH OF THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY BE TWISTED NEAR THE INFLATOR DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY.

Safety consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, THE CSA MAY NOT DEPLOY RAPIDLY ENOUGH WHEN ACTIVATED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THIS MAY RESULT IN FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE INTENDED HEAD PROTECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CSAS AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 6, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V346000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.