2010 LEXUS SC; 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX; 2009 LEXUS SC; 2008 LEXUS SC; 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA; 2008 PONTIAC VIBE
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Toyota Motor Corporation is recalling certain 2008-2010 Lexus SC vehicles, 2008 Toyota Corolla vehicles, 2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles, and 2008 Pontiac Vibe vehicles because the passenger side frontal air bag inflator may rupture during deployment in a crash. If the inflator ruptures, metal fragments could strike vehicle occupants and cause serious injury or death. This recall applies to both original air bag inflators and replacement inflators that may have been installed as service parts.
Toyota and Lexus dealers began addressing this recall on March 25, 2016, while GM dealers began on June 23, 2016. Dealers will replace either the front passenger air bag inflator or the entire front passenger air bag assembly depending on the vehicle model. Affected consumers should contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737 to arrange service at a dealer.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The recall began on March 25, 2016 for Toyota and Lexus vehicle owners. The recall began on June 23, 2016 for GM owners. The respective dealers will either replace the front passenger air bag inflator or the entire front passenger air bag assembly depending on the model. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. This recall expands recall 15V-285.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Lexus SC vehicles manufactured August 3, 2007, to July 30, 2010, 2008 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured May 25, 2007, to December 21, 2007, 2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to December 18, 2007, and 2008 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to January 2, 2008. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
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