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NHTSA campaign 16V065000 · Toyota campaign G0C, GLB

Lexus and Toyota Recall 16V-065: Inadvertent Side Curtain Air Bag Deployment

NHTSA recall 16V065000 (Toyota campaign G0C, GLB) was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on February 5, 2016, with 320,409 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus LX470, Toyota Land Cruiser, Lexus GX470 and more for model years 2003–2006. Owners were notified on December 1, 2016, 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 16V065000 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
16V065000 (also written 16V-065 or 16V065)
Filed by
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Toyota campaign number
G0C, GLB
Report received
Potentially affected
320,409 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Side/Window
Owners notified

Repair completion: 37.64% (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 16V065000. 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 GX470

    • 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built October 24, 2003 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus LX470

    • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built July 30, 2002 – June 7, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Lexus recalls

Toyota

  • Toyota 4Runner

    • 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 1, 2003 – June 15, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Toyota Land Cruiser

    • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built July 30, 2002 – June 7, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Toyota Sequoia

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 9, 2004 – July 24, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Toyota Tundra

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 19, 2004 – July 11, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Toyota recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V065000.

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.

Safety consequence

If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.

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 16V065000

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.