EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota “Yaris, Rav4, Hilux” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0661/15
Summary
null The inflator of the driver’s front airbag assembly may have an increased potential for moisture intrusion over time. This could potentially make the inflator assembly more susceptible to rupture during a crash, resulting in metal fragments injuring the vehicle occupants.
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- Yaris, Rav4, Hilux · Hilux (KUN15, KUN25, LAN25), Rav4 (ACA20, ACA21, CLA20, CLA21, ZCA25, ZCA26), Yaris (KSP90, NLP10, NLP90, SCP90)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Production year: 2003 - 2005
What is the risk?
- null The inflator of the driver’s front airbag assembly may have an increased potential for moisture intrusion over time. This could potentially make the inflator assembly more susceptible to rupture during a crash, resulting in metal fragments injuring the vehicle occupants.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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