EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota, Lexus “Auris, Yaris, IS” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0832/19
Summary
The gas generator on the driver side frontal airbag may be defective. Metal fragments can be released when the airbag is activated, causing injury to the occupants.
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota, Lexus
- Brand
- Toyota, Lexus
- Name / model
- Auris, Yaris, IS · Type-approval numbers: e11*2001/116*0305*, e11*2007/46*0152*, e11*2001/116*0206*; types: E15UT(a), XP13M(a), XE2(a)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Toyota/Lexus recall code: 5KET-039.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between January 2010 and December 2017.
What is the risk?
- The gas generator on the driver side frontal airbag may be defective. Metal fragments can be released when the airbag is activated, causing injury to the occupants.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory 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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