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 | |||
| 03/27/2012 | 2300 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 toyota prius v. the contact stated that the driver side seat could not be adjusted away from the steering wheel. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 2,300 and the current mileage was 2300. kmj | |||
| 03/27/2012 | 2300 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 toyota prius v. the contact stated that the seat slider on the drivers side, would not slide back far enough. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 0 and the current mileage was 2300. nw | |||
| 12/30/2011 | |||
| The drivers seat does not raise far enough to allow shorter drivers to see over the dash board , base of windshield and rear of hood. this prevents shorter drivers from being able to see the the ground anywhere near the car.. giving the drivers a 2 dimensional view of the traffic and objects between 3 and 5 feet high. anything below 3 foot tall is not visible for 30 to 50 feet in front of the car.. the raised belt line is also causing this problem of 2 dimensional views verses 3 dimensional views. this is a serious safety issue.. it could be fixed with increased travel height for the drivers seat.. as i have had to offer several friend chair cushions to prop them up so they could see.. when i looked in the car.. i don't think do to the windshield angle.. that i being almost 6 foot tall could see the ground anywhere near the front of the car either. i don't fit in these cars.. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 100 | 1 | |
| Head restraint (head rest) on driver seat does not stay in place. after i adjust it, it rises very slowly. if i do not continually readjust it (3 or 4 times a day), it rises above my head. i consider this a safety concern. this has been happening since i bought the car (new) and i have asked toyota several times to repair this defect, and they say that it is 'normal'. i have owned many cars during my lifetime, and this has never happened before in any of them. it does not happen to the passenger head restraint. i do not think it is 'normal', and if it is 'normal' for toyota, then all toyota cars have a safety problem. i have contacted toyota and they just refer the problem back to my local dealer, who continues to give me the same answer. *tr | |||