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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 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 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||||
| T-SB-0065-12 | 04/23/2012 | 10044207 | Toyota: passenger 'airbag off' light illuminates intermittently. also included model camry hv model year 2012. *js | 05/22/2012 | |
| T-SB-0065-12 | 04/23/2012 | 10044207 | Toyota: passenger 'airbag off' light illuminates intermittently. *js | 05/22/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 03/01/2013 | 31777 | ||
| The toyota camry has been rear ended by a ford explorer 2002 between 40-50mph, damaging the trunk, bumper tail lights, right rear side, left side body and spare tire compartment. at the moment of the accident, were the driver and three more adult passengers inside of the vehicle on their respective seats wearing properly the seat belts at the time of the accident, the driver from the ford explorer was distracted looking for a radio remote control without notice the traffic almost stop when the driver of the ford explorer back his attention to the traffic was too late even as he manifest he has no time to press the brake pedal. after we inspect the damages i notice the airbag and seat belt light on the dashboard are on even when the car is in motion but no air bag has been deploy there is a pictures and video available for any future investigation upon request. | |||
| 11/21/2012 | 11600 | 1 | |
| I was making a left hand turn when i was t-boned by an older honda odyssey. my drivers side got messed up. i hit my head against the glass and got some bruising. my concern is that neither of my airbags deployed and i have curtain and with the impact at least the curtain airbag should have deployed. *tr | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 6200 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated that another vehicle drove in front of her and she crashed into the side of that vehicle while driving 40 mph. none of the air bags deployed during the crash. the contact suffered from soreness in her neck due to the crash. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop where it was being inspected. the failure and current mileages were 6,200. | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 6200 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated that another vehicle drove in front of her and she crashed into the side of that vehicle while driving 40 mph. none of the air bags deployed during the crash. the contact suffered from soreness in her neck due to the crash. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop where it was being inspected. the failure and current mileages were 6,200. sm. | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 6200 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated that a vehicle cut them off and they hit the side of the vehicle a 40 mph. the contact stated none of the air bags deployed. the contact had soreness in their neck from the accident. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop and being inspected. the failure mileage and current mileages were 6,200.rl | |||
| 04/30/2012 | 8300 | ||
| On april 30th 2012 my camry 2012 was hit as i was making a uturn to pick up my son from school 35 mph /upon impact the car did not stop, went over the median, into the bush area, at the meantime i tried to put the car in park, the car did not stop, turned off the engine, the car did not stop, the car did not pick up speed, the whole time i was breaking but the car would not stop, it finally came to full stop upon impacting a tree. the police came and filled a report. was surprised to see my car on the other side of the road by a tree. my car was taken to toyota collision center in arlington tx. it took them 31 days to fix a brand new camry 2012 that was supposed to be done in 2 weeks according to them. they tell me there is nothing wrong with the car. i have driven camrys for more than 2 decades. i know if there is a problem. i contacted toyota corporate, they have sent an engineer specialist to check the car. they are not disclosing any information to me, they say you have to wait till you receive in mail. according to their engineer specialist, he says the recording box(something new with new camrys) there was more than one collision recorded. there was a time lapse! i have not picked up my car becuase i totally feel unsafe with that car!!! this had never happened to me!!! no one on earth can tell me there was nothing wrong with that car. i almost hit my son and his friend!!! the lawyers tell me since i have not hurt anyone and gotton hurt myself, there is nothing thry can do. i ask you to please help me with this case! i feel if something like this happens in the highway and i kill someone or myself, then lawyers and toyota will do something. i need help before it is too late. thank you for lisening. | |||