Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.
Safety risk
If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 LEXUS LX570, 2003 THROUGH 2009 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, AND 2006 THROUGH 2010 RAV4 VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO ITS BEING TRAPPED BY AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT.
Safety risk
A STUCK OPEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN VERY HIGH VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
THE REMEDY IS NOW AVAILABLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN EARLY APRIL 2011. THE REMEDY WILL INVOLVE MODIFICATION OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REPLACEMENT OF ANY TOYOTA ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Structure: body
260
140,000 mi
Unknown or other
115
142,000 mi
Suspension
106
140,000 mi
Service brakes
57
137,000 mi
Vehicle speed control
29
78,500 mi
Air bags
25
90,444 mi
Steering
25
128,672 mi
Structure
22
87,000 mi
Electrical system
19
123,000 mi
Engine
18
135,000 mi
Power train
18
94,500 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic
17
70,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)
15
105,000 mi
Structure: frame and members
13
130,000 mi
Structure: frame and members: underbody shields
13
145,000 mi
Air bags: frontal
9
66,000 mi
Seats
7
63,000 mi
Visibility
7
75,000 mi
Power train: automatic transmission
6
35,000 mi
Seat belts
5
71,800 mi
Wheels
5
40,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
1
42,364 mi
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
1
1,500 mi
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
1
—
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
1
13,000 mi
Suspension: rear
1
112,000 mi
Tires: tread/belt
1
—
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
1
—
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system
1
97,000 mi
Visibility: rear window wiper/washer
1
75,000 mi
The 2003 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2005 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.
