Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| 13V014000 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC | V (Vehicle) | 3235 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 01/16/2013 | 01/17/2013 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-2012 tacoma, 4runner, camry, camry hybrid, prius, and rav4; model year 2009-2010 avalon, fj cruiser, and highlander hybrid; model year 2010-2013 model year corolla, sienna and tundra; model year 2009-2013 highlander and venza; model year 2012 prius v; and model year 2010-2012 sequoia. during modification by set to include accessories such as leather seat covers, seat heaters or headrest dvd systems, these vehicles may not have had the passenger seat occupant sensing system calibration tested. without passing the calibration test, the occupant sensing system may not operate as designed. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. this could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Southeast toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary. the recall is expected to begin during january 2013. owners may contact southeast toyota at 1-800-301-6859. | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| TSB-0122-11 | 09/06/2011 | 10042555 | Toyota: information provided for replacing the seat covers for vehicles equipped with side airbags. *pe | 12/16/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| SEATS | |||
| 10/29/2011 | 46918 | 1 | |
| I purchased this vehicle from longo toyota and have been driving it for a week and have had backaches and headaches. the seat and headrest are extremely uncomfortable. this is a toyota camry le 2009. *tr | |||
| 10/29/2011 | 46918 | ||
| I purchased this vehicle from longo toyota and have been driving it for a week and have had backaches and headaches. the seat and headrest are extremely uncomfortable. this is a toyota camry le 2009. | |||
| 04/10/2010 | |||
| Driver seat stops functioning up and down. took it to roseville toyota and they didn't repair and told us it is functiong now. called several times and no one cares. now the camry has 46,000 miles they just told me it is out of warranty. also toyota customer service refused it and told me it is out of warranty. manager dominic campanelli and jessica romero was very aggresive when, i called and didn't provide customer sevice. | |||
| 08/19/2010 | 36122 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while the vehicle was parked, the contact placed a cold stainless steel cooking pan affixed with a lid inside of a box. the box was placed on the rear passenger floor area. the contact stated that all the windows were opened in the vehicle. suddenly, ten minutes after the placement of the box, smoke emitted from the front passenger seat rear backing. the vinyl covering had melted with damages of the size of a silver dollar. there was no signs of flames. the dealer was notified and they were unable to provide assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was approximately 36,122. js | |||
| 01/01/2010 | |||
| When my wife would get in the passenger seat of our camry and get belted in for a minute or so before i got in and started the car, the seat belt off light would illuminate. this has happened several times and does not seem to happen if i start the car before she belts in. this was reported to eddy's toyota and they recalibrated the seat sensors but the problem did not go away. | |||
| 03/06/2008 | |||
| As a group leader working at the subaru of indiana plant i was told to ignored a pokey system being turn off that detected lose or missing bolts on the front seats of the toyota camry. numerous car seats with missing or incomplete torqued bolts where found after leaving the car seat assemble area the toyota camry is manufactured at the subaru of indiana plant. there is an email where my boss explains its not a serious safety issue. | |||
| 03/06/2008 | |||
| As a group leader working at the subaru of indiana plant i was told to ignored a pokey system that detected lose or missing bolts on the front seats of the toyota camry. numerous car seats with missing or incomplete torqued bolts where found after leaving the car seat assemble area the toyota camry is manufactured at the subaru of indiana plant. there is an email where my boss explains its not a serious safety issue. | |||
| 11/28/2009 | 18500 | 1 | |
| The operation of the side seat airbags on the toyota camry are compromised due to the fact that the integrity of the seat cushion has a design flaw that causes the cushion to collapses around the airbag. which would change the angle of the airbag and cause it not to deploy properly. *tr | |||
| 04/30/2008 | 1 | 04/30/2008 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving 25-60 mph, the driver's side seat belt moved upward and made the contact uncomfortable. as a result, she drove without the seat belt attached. the contact could be seriously injured in the event of a crash. in addition, the contact is experiencing difficulty seeing other vehicle's in her blind spots. she can see while parking, but has to open the door to do so. the lumbar support in the driver's seat causes discomfort to the contact's lower back. she is distracted by the pain while driving. she received a letter from the doctor to get another vehicle due to the pain and discomfort. the failure mileage was unknown. update 09/10/08 *cw updated 09/17/08. *jb the consumer stated the seats are very low. without raising them, it was almost impossible to see the road. the driver seat had no lumbar support. updated 09/17/08. *jb | |||