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NHTSA campaign 06V096000 · Toyota campaign 60B 6LB

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 06V-096: AIR BAG INFLATOR

NHTSA recall 06V096000 (Toyota campaign 60B 6LB) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on April 3, 2006, with 133 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus LS, Toyota Prius, Scion TC and more for model years 2004–2007. Owners were notified on April 6, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V096000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
06V096000 (also written 06V-096 or 06V096)
Filed by
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Toyota campaign number
60B 6LB
Report received
Potentially affected
133 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V096000. 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.

Lexus

  • Lexus GS

    • 2006 · Vehicles built February 18, 2005 – December 22, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus IS

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 23, 2005 – December 23, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus LS

    • 2004 · Vehicles built October 4, 2005 – December 2, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built October 4, 2003 – December 2, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Lexus recalls

Scion

  • Scion TC

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built June 10, 2004 – November 28, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Scion recalls

Toyota

  • Toyota Avalon

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built January 21, 2005 – October 18, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Toyota Camry

    • 2007 · Vehicles built January 10, 2005 – January 10, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Toyota Prius

    • 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built September 23, 2003 – December 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 29, 2003 – December 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Toyota RAV4

    • 2005 · Vehicles built September 7, 2005 – September 7, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Toyota Tacoma

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built April 20, 2005 – November 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Toyota recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V096000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR, WHICH IS USED IN THE SIDE AIR BAG, THE CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAG, AND THE KNEE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, SOME INFLATORS WERE PRODUCED WITH AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF THE HEATING AGENTS NECESSARY FOR PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. IN THIS CONDITION, THE EXPANSION FORCE OF THE GAS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO PROPERLY INFLATE THE AIR BAG WHEN THE SRS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED DURING A CRASH.

Safety consequence

THIS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT IN THE INVOLVED SEATING POSITION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPECIFIC SRS AIR BAG. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371, SCION AT 1-866-548-1851, OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

Notes

TOYOTA RECALL NO. 60B AND LEXUS RECALL NO. 6LB.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V096000

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.