Recall 15V656000

AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER

Report Date
20151014
Component
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
Affected Vehicles
1 models

Defect Description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Tacoma trucks manufactured August 20, 2015, to September 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, incorrect bolts were used to install the driver's knee air bag module.

Safety Consequence

The incorrect bolts may loosen over time and affect the performance of the driver's knee air bag, increasing the risk of driver injury during a crash that necessitates deployment of the air bags.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install the correct driver's knee air bag module mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began on November 19, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is F0T.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2016 TOYOTA TACOMA

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.