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2012 Toyota PRIUS Air Bags Side Window Recall


NHTSA Recall #	106817
NHTSA Compaign #	16V487000
MFG Compaign #	Toyota G0U Lexus GLJ
Manufacturer	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Supplier	TOYOTA
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	PRIUS
Model Year	2012
Component	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Date of notification	17/10/16
Begin date of manufacuring	21/10/08
End date of manufacturing	27/04/12
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	30/06/16
Report created	30/06/16
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FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	482002
Defect summary	Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 toyota prius, 2010 and 2012 toyota prius plug-in hybrid, and 2011-2012 lexus ct200h vehicles. A weld in the curtain shield air bag inflator may crack causing one or both portions of the inflator to eject into the passenger cabin.
Consequence summary	If either portion of the curtain shield air bag inflator ejects into the passenger cabin, there is an increased risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Corrective action	Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install retention brackets to the curtain shield air bags, free of charge. The recall began on october 17, 2016. Owners may contact toyota customer service department at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is toyota g0u, and lexus glj.
Recall notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Toyota PRIUS Air Bags Side Window Recall

2012 Toyota PRIUS Air Bags Side Window Recall

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