ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Published October 5, 2018 · Recall initiated: October 4, 2018
What's the hazard
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. If this occurs, the ECU may not deploy the airbags as intended, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 214, "Side Impact Protection.
What to do
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0X. Note: 18V-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also includes the updates to the software for 18V-122.
Recall details
- Brand
- TOYOTA
- Model
- AVALON
- Manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Corporation
- Lot
- 2019 TOYOTA AVALON | 2018 TOYOTA SEQUOIA | 2018 TOYOTA TUNDRA | 2019 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID | 2019 TOYOTA SEQUOIA | 2019 TOYOTA TUNDRA
- Risk classification
- V
- Country
- US
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