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 | |||
| 08/25/2012 | 29300 | 1 | |
| My car was rear ended by a sedan and my car was pushed forward and ended up rear ending a car in front. not sure about the speed at which car rear ended me, but i should have been traveling around 10 miles or less. at the end i noticed that my car seat had slid back completely. i expected the car seat to hold steady so that the belt can be effective. i have lower back and right shoulder pain and not sure if it would have been prevented should the seat have stayed in place. i think this is a defect that needs to be addressed and not sure if it's specific to my car seat. my kid was in the back seat and luckily there was enough room and the car seat moving back didn't hurt her. but she was shocked that the car seat came close to her at the of the accident. both my kids in the back seat complained initially due to pain and shock. now they seem to be fine now. *tr | |||
| 08/25/2012 | 29300 | ||
| My car was rear ended by a sedan and my car was pushed forward and ended up rear ending a car in front. not sure about the speed at which car rear ended me, but i should have been travelling around 10 miles or less. at the end i noticed that my car seat had slid back completely. i expected the car seat to hold steady so that the belt can be effective. i have lower back and right shoulder pain and not sure if it would have been prevented should the seat have stayed in place. i think this is a defect that needs to be addressed and not sure if it's specific to my car seat. my kid was in the back seat and luckily there was enough room and the car seat moving back didn't hurt her. but she was shocked that the car seat came close to her at the of the accident. both my kids in the back seat complained initially due to pain and shock. now they seem to be fine now. | |||