Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V013000

Air bags

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-01-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V013000

Air bags

Component
Air bags
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
4,971
Reported to NHTSA
2015-01-16
Owners notified
2015-02-12

Defect description

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."

Safety risk

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

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Toyota Prius V2015 2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.