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SevereNHTSA·19V319000·Announced 2019-04-23

Toyota Recalls 2015-2017 Yaris Vehicles for Air Bag Wire Harness Defect

Toyota is recalling 2015-2017 Yaris vehicles because wire harnesses for side air bag sensors may crack and corrode, potentially causing air bags to fail to deploy or deploy improperly.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect in the air bag system that can increase the risk of injury in a crash, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling certain 2015-2017 Toyota Yaris vehicles. The recall involves 43,221 vehicles. The defect concerns the wire harnesses for the side air bag sensors located within the front doors, which may crack and corrode.

This condition may cause the front seat side air bags and the curtain shield air bags to not deploy or to deploy improperly in the event of a crash. If these air bags do not deploy as intended, the risk of injury to occupants may increase.

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wire harness assembly in the front doors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 7, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is K1F/K0F. 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.

The recalled product

Product
TOYOTA YARIS
Brand
TOYOTA
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Category
Vehicle — Air Bags
Hazard
Affected units
43,221

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • YARIS

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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