Air Bags

NHTSA campaign 15V013000 · announced January 16, 2015 · filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · 4,971 units affected

The problem

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Toyota Prius V vehicles manufactured November 7, 2013, to January 7, 2015. The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the passenger seat air bag system may be improperly calibrated. As a result, the passenger air bag may not deploy in a vehicle crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

The risk

If the air bag does not deploy as intended, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

What to do

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate of the OCS system, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2014 Toyota Prius V
• 2015 Toyota Prius V

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.