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 | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 1500 | ||
| Transmission shift 1st to 2nd gear is hard, all other shifts are fine. sometimes the transmission chokes and you get a hard bang in the drivetrain. also, the driver's seat doesn't lock properly, sometimes i have to slam on the brakes really hard in order to get the seat front-to-rear adjuster to lock or click into place. the seat also squeaks while the car is in motion, and i weigh only 175 lbs. car has about 3000 miles today, and the sales dealer will not schedule me for an appointment on my only day off from work (saturday) so i guess i will have to take a personal day off during the week because apparently an oil change is more important. | |||
| 03/28/2011 | 100 | ||
| When car hits bumps frame on car makes a noise . also you can see it give or move.car has a tough ride to it for a le model.bottom of seat on car is to short. brake pedal and accelerator pedal is to far to the right it needs to be alittle more to left also their to close together.makes seat bottom to the right (needs to be straighter)to match pedals.i think dashboard is to low.the body noises happen more with one person in the car.also on hot days and very cold days dash has a crack sound to it.the car is quieter on rainy days like a normal car. | |||