Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V656000

Air bags: knee bolster

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-10-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V656000

Air bags: knee bolster

Component
Air bags: knee bolster
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
306
Reported to NHTSA
2015-10-14
Owners notified
2015-11-19

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Tacoma trucks manufactured August 20, 2015, to September 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, incorrect bolts were used to install the driver's knee air bag module.

Safety risk

The incorrect bolts may loosen over time and affect the performance of the driver's knee air bag, increasing the risk of driver injury during a crash that necessitates deployment of the air bags.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install the correct driver's knee air bag module mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began on November 19, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is F0T.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Toyota Tacoma2016

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.