NHTSA campaign 15V013000

Toyota Recall 15V-013: Passenger Air Bag may not Deploy/FMVSS 208

NHTSA recall 15V013000 was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on January 16, 2015, with 4,971 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Prius V for model years 2014–2015. Owners were notified on February 12, 2015, 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 15V013000 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.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 15V013000 (also written 15V-013 or 15V013)
Filed by: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Report received: January 16, 2015
Potentially affected: 4,971 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags
Owners notified: February 12, 2015
Safety standard: FMVSS 208

Repair completion: 92.58% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V013000. 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 Prius V
- 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built November 7, 2013 – January 7, 2015 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V013000.

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Toyota Prius V vehicles manufactured November 7, 2013, to January 7, 2015. The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the passenger seat air bag system may be improperly calibrated. As a result, the passenger air bag may not deploy in a vehicle crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Safety consequence

If the air bag does not deploy as intended, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate of the OCS system, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V013000

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.