EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota “Celica, RAV4, Starlet and Yaris” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00160/20
Summary
The ammonium nitrate propellant used in the airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures and high-temperature cycling. In the event of an airbag being deployed, it may deploy too slowly or the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the…
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- Celica, RAV4, Starlet and Yaris · - Model Year: 1997~1999., Celica: 199410002462 0006; Model code: AT200, ST202, ST204, RAV4: 199510002904 0019; Model code: SXA10, SXA11, SXA15, SXA16, Starlet: 199610000485 0010; Model code: EP91, Yaris: 199910000254 0001; Model code: SCP10
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car equipped with Takata airbags.
- Production dates: 05/06/1997 - 31/08/1999 (RAV4)07/07/1997 - 19/07/1999 (Celica)15/10/1997 - 23/12/1998 (Starlet)18/09/1998 - 31/05/1999 (Yaris)
What is the risk?
- The ammonium nitrate propellant used in the airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures and high-temperature cycling. In the event of an airbag being deployed, it may deploy too slowly or the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the occupants.
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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