- Vehicles
- 320,409
- Built between
- Jul 2002 – Jul 2006
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 December 2016
- Repaired
- 38%
- Unrepaired
- 183,400
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2002 and July 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2006 Lexus GX470Built October 2003 to June 2006
- 2003-2006 Lexus LX470Built July 2002 to June 2006
- 2004-2006 Toyota 4RUNNERBuilt August 2003 to June 2006
- 2003-2006 Toyota Land CruiserBuilt July 2002 to June 2006
- 2005-2006 Toyota SequoiaBuilt August 2004 to July 2006
- 2005-2006 Toyota TundraBuilt August 2004 to July 2006
Repair progress
183,400 of 320,409 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.
38% repaired — 120,600 of 320,409 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 16,409
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.
What could happen
If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.
What gets fixed
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2002 to July 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 February 2016
- Owners notified1 December 2016
- Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 38% repaired
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 5 February 2016.
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 customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- G0C, GLB
- Recalling manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- 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
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.
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.