EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car/ pickup truck Toyota “IMV (TSAM)” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1099/17
Summary
null The vehicles involved were erroneously included in a recall to replace the driver air bag inflator. This resulted in the inflator being replaced with one that is not designed for the vehicle's driver air bag system. As a consequence, in the event of a crash where the airbags are deployed, the driver air bag may not inflate as intended, increasing the risk of injury for the driver.
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Product
Passenger car/ pickup truck — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- IMV (TSAM) · KUN25, KUN26; EC-type approval number: e11*2007/46*0148.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car/ pickup truck
- Production dates: Production years: 2008 - 2011
What is the risk?
- null The vehicles involved were erroneously included in a recall to replace the driver air bag inflator. This resulted in the inflator being replaced with one that is not designed for the vehicle's driver air bag system. As a consequence, in the event of a crash where the airbags are deployed, the driver air bag may not inflate as intended, increasing the risk of injury for the driver.
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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