EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Lexus and Toyota “CT200h, Prius and Prius PHV” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0848/16
Summary
null Welded parts of the inflator in each of the curtain shield air bags could have a minute crack. If the crack propagates over time, part of the inflator could separate causing compressed gas to escape. This would result in partial inflation of the curtain shield air bag, and, in limited circumstances, one or both sections of the inflator could enter the interior of the vehicle. If an occupant is present in the…
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Product
Passenger car — Lexus and Toyota
- Brand
- Lexus and Toyota
- Name / model
- CT200h, Prius and Prius PHV · CT200h (ZWA10), Prius (ZVW30) and Prius PHV (ZVW35).
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Production period from 2009 to 2012
What is the risk?
- null Welded parts of the inflator in each of the curtain shield air bags could have a minute crack. If the crack propagates over time, part of the inflator could separate causing compressed gas to escape. This would result in partial inflation of the curtain shield air bag, and, in limited circumstances, one or both sections of the inflator could enter the interior of the vehicle. If an occupant is present in the vehicle, this could lead to injuries.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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