ID: #16V065000MFR: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
What This Recall Means
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
What Happened
The side curtain-shield-air bags in your vehicle are designed to deploy in a crash to protect you from injury. However, in certain models, the computer that controls these bags might be misprogrammed, causing them to inflate unexpectedly — even when there's no crash.
Risk if Unfixed
If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy without warning, it could cause injury to you or your passengers. This is because the bags could hit you or someone else in the vehicle, or even cause a distraction while driving.
How to Get This Fixed
Free Fix
Toyota will replace the faulty air bag control module with a new one that's correctly programmed, free of charge. You should schedule this repair as after confirming availability with your dealer as possible to ensure your safety on the road. This timing describes the original 2016 filing; contact your dealer now to confirm the free repair is available.
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What happened
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.
Risk if unfixed
If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.
Remedy
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. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.
Original NHTSA model designations: TOYOTA 4Runner, TOYOTA Tundra, TOYOTA Land Cruiser, TOYOTA Sequoia
This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #16V065000.
Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is
affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population.
The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.
This model year has 1 recorded safety recall. Model-level listings do not establish VIN-specific open recalls or whether this vehicle is safe to drive. Check your VIN and contact the manufacturer for recall instructions.
What is the AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW recall for the 2006 TOYOTA 4Runner? (Campaign #16V065000)
The side curtain-shield-air bags in your vehicle are designed to deploy in a crash to protect you from injury. However, in certain models, the computer that controls these bags might be misprogrammed, causing them to inflate unexpectedly — even when there's no crash. If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy without warning, it could cause injury to you or your passengers. This is because the bags could hit you or someone else in the vehicle, or even cause a distraction while driving. Toyota will replace the faulty air bag control module with a new one that's correctly programmed, free of charge. You should schedule this repair as after confirming availability with your dealer as possible to ensure your safety on the road. This timing describes the original 2016 filing; contact your dealer now to confirm the free repair is available.