NHTSA campaign 15V656000 · Toyota campaign F0T
Toyota Recall 15V-656: Driver's Knee Air Bag Module Bolts may Loosen
NHTSA recall 15V656000 (Toyota campaign F0T) was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on October 14, 2015, with 306 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Tacoma for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on November 19, 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 15V656000 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
- 15V656000 (also written 15V-656 or 15V656)
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Toyota campaign number
- F0T
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 306 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Knee Bolster
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 83.01% (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 15V656000. 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 Tacoma
- 2016 · Vehicles built August 20, 2015 – September 10, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V656000.
Defect description
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Tacoma trucks manufactured August 20, 2015, to September 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, incorrect bolts were used to install the driver's knee air bag module.
Safety consequence
The incorrect bolts may loosen over time and affect the performance of the driver's knee air bag, increasing the risk of driver injury during a crash that necessitates deployment of the air bags.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install the correct driver's knee air bag module mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began on November 19, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is F0T.
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 15V656000
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.