Toyota Australia adds 119,000 vehicles to Takata recall

Toyota has recalled a further 119,386 vehicles across various model lines and build dates as part of the ongoing Takata airbag campaign.

In this latest recall, two separate notices have been issued, one for vehicles with a faulty front passenger’s airbag, with the other a re-notification for vehicles with a faulty driver’s front airbag.

 

Passenger airbag recall

This notice affects 111,214 Corolla, Yaris and Rukus models built between January 2010 and December 2012, over concerns the front passenger airbag could be susceptible to moisture intrusion over time.

If the condition occurs, the inflator assembly could rupture when deployed, shooting metallic fragments into the cabin – posing a significant risk of injury, even death, to vehicle occupants.

VIN ranges and build dates for specific models are as follows:

MODEL	MODEL CODE	WMI	VDS	CD	FRAME RANGE		PRODUCTION PERIOD
					FROM	TO	FROM	TO
Yaris Sedan	NCP93	JTD	BT903	#	01421975	01427055	19 Jan 2012	26 Dec 2012
					0L029892	0L047975	06 Jan 2012	26 Dec 2012
Rukus	AZE151	JTL	KE4FE	#	01118199	01147096	26 Feb 2010	30 Jul 2011
					0J000107	0J030548	22 Aug 2011	26 Dec 2012
			ZE4FE		01118212	01147067	26 Feb 2010	27 Jul 2011
					0J000104	0J030537	22 Aug 2011	26 Dec 2012
Corolla Hatch	ZRE152	JTN	KU56E	#	01114028	01182313	06 Jan 2010	29 Nov 2011
					0J074334	0J097173	10 Jan 2012	23 Jul 2012
			KU58E		01113973	01139216	06 Jan 2010	31 Aug 2010
Corolla Sedan	ZRE152 ZRE153	JTN	BU52E	#	0J045450	0J064077	06 Jan 2010	06 Jun 2011
			BU56E		0J045455	0J102690	06 Jan 2010	26 Dec 2012
			BZ56E		0J000103	0J000949	25 Mar 2010	26 Dec 2012

 

Owners of the affected vehicles are advised to visit their local dealer to have their front passenger airbag replaced, with repairs expected to take between one and three hours depending on model.

This latest notice is in addition to previous recall campaigns affecting the Toyota Avensis Verso, Corolla and Yaris ranges.

According to Toyota, no reports of injuries as a result of this condition.

 

Driver airbag recall

A further 8172 vehicles have been recalled across the RAV4 (above) and Echo lines built between December 2002 and December 2003.

This notice is actually a re-notification to rectify faulty replacement parts which did not contain a drying agent – leaving the inflator susceptible to humidity that may be absorbed over an extended period of time.

Parts for this recall are still under preparation, with supply timing to be confirmed.

Specific VIN ranges and build dates for the affected RAV4 and Echo vehicles are listed below:

Model	VIN					Production Period
	WMI	VDS	CD	VIS
RAV4	JTE	HD20V	#	00001012	00002796	29 July 2003 through 19 August 2003
		YD20V		00001002	00001150
ECHO	JTD	JT133	#	00037519	00057526	19 December 2002 through 18 December 2003
		JW133		00191016	00212230
		KW133		00191017	00213289
				03111555	03112208

 

Owners will be notified by Toyota Australia when the parts become available, and will be advised to make an appointment with their local dealer to arrange the necessary repairs.

There have been no reports of incidents or injuries related to this condition, according to the Japanese manufacturer

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