- Vehicles
- 133
- Built between
- Sep 2003 – Dec 2005
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 April 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2003 and December 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006 Lexus GSBuilt February 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Lexus ISBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2004-2006 Lexus LSBuilt October 2003 to December 2005
- 2005-2006 Scion TCBuilt June 2004 to November 2005
- 2005-2006 Toyota AvalonBuilt January 2005 to October 2005
- 2007 Toyota CamryBuilt January 2005 to January 2005
- 2004-2006 Toyota PriusBuilt September 2003 to December 2005
- 2005 Toyota RAV4Built September 2005 to September 2005
- 2005-2006 Toyota TacomaBuilt April 2005 to November 2005
What the defect is
On certain vehicles, due to improper assembly of the air bag inflator, which is used in the side air bag, the curtain shield air bag, and the knee air bag assembly, some inflators were produced with an insufficient amount of the heating agents necessary for proper air bag deployment. In this condition, the expansion force of the gas may be insufficient to properly inflate the air bag when the SRS system is activated during a crash.
What could happen
This may increase the risk of injury to the occupant in the involved seating position in the event of a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPECIFIC SRS AIR BAG. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 6, 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2003 to December 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 April 2006
- Owners notified6 April 2006
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 April 2006.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371, scion at 1-866-548-1851, or lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 60B 6LB
- Recalling manufacturer
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Toyota recall no. 60B and lexus recall no. 6LB.CUSTOMERS may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.