EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota “Auris, C-HR, Hilux, Prius” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1601/19
Summary
The accessory seat cover kit may not be installed correctly causing the seat covers not to tear as designed in the event of an airbag deployment. As a result, the cover could prevent the seat-mounted side airbag from deploying properly, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- Auris, C-HR, Hilux, Prius · Type-approval number: Auris (e11*2001/116*0305), C-HR (e11*2007/46*3641), Hilux (e21*NKS*0057), Prius (e11*2007/46*2971).
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger cars equipped with accessory seat cover kit under Toyota recall code: 19SMD094.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2014 and 2019.
What is the risk?
- The accessory seat cover kit may not be installed correctly causing the seat covers not to tear as designed in the event of an airbag deployment. As a result, the cover could prevent the seat-mounted side airbag from deploying properly, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
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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