NHTSA campaign 16V906000 · Toyota campaign G05
Toyota Recall 16V-906: Air Bag Fasteners May Loosen Affecting Deployment
NHTSA recall 16V906000 (Toyota campaign G05) was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on December 16, 2016, with 12 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Avalon and Toyota Camry for model years 2016–2017. Owners were notified on February 8, 2017, 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 16V906000 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
- 16V906000 (also written 16V-906 or 16V906)
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Toyota campaign number
- G05
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Knee Bolster
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 75% (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 16V906000. 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 Avalon
- 2016 · Vehicles built August 3, 2016 – September 12, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Toyota Camry
- 2017 · Vehicles built August 3, 2016 – September 12, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V906000.
Defect description
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon, and 2017 Camry vehicles manufactured August 3, 2016, to September 12, 2016. The front passenger knee air bag module may have been attached to the lower instrument panel with incorrect fasteners.
Safety consequence
If the air bag was installed with incorrect fasteners, the fasteners may become loose over time, affecting the air bag deployment and increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fasteners, and if necessary, replace the instrument panel brace and body bracket and reattach the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G05.
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 16V906000
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.