Safety Recall H0K – Incorrect Passenger Side Knee Airbag Fasteners – 2016 Toyota Tundra

NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V416
Manufacturer Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Components AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected 5

 

Knee Air bag Installed using Incorrect Bolts

The incorrect bolts may cause the air bag module to loosen over time, affecting the performance of the knee airbag, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

 

Summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Tundra vehicles.

The affected vehicles have a passenger knee air bag module that was attached to the instrument panel mounting brackets with incorrect bolts.

 

Remedy

All of the affected vehicles have been inspected and any incorrect knee air bag mounting bolts have been replaced, free of charge.

Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Toyota’s number for this recall is H0K.

 

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.

 

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Original Publication Date: June 29, 2017

To:	All Toyota Dealer Principals, General Managers, Service Managers, and Parts Managers
Subject:	Safety Recall H0K – Remedy Notice Certain 2016 Model Year Toyota Tundra vehicles Incorrect Passenger Side Knee Airbag Fasteners

 

Background:

On June 29, 2017, Toyota filed a Defect Information Report (DIR) with the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) reporting to the agency a voluntary Safety Recall on five 2016 Toyota Tundra vehicles.

 

As of June 29, 2017 the five vehicles involved in this Safety Recall have been identified and repaired during the course of our investigation of the issue. There is no action required by dealers. For reference, additional details regarding this Safety Recall are provided below.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What is the condition?

A1: During vehicle assembly, it is possible that incorrect bolts were used to install the front passenger knee airbag module. This may affect the performance of the knee airbag, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

 

Q2: What is Toyota going to do?

A2: As of June 29, 2017 Toyota has already identified and repaired all vehicles involved in this Safety Recall.

 

Q3: Which and how many vehicles are covered by this Safety Recall?

A3: There are five 2016 Tundra vehicle covered by this Safety Recall.

Model Name	Model Year	Production Period
Tundra	2016	May 27, 2016

 

 

Q3a: Are there any other Lexus/Toyota/Scion vehicles covered by this Safety Recall in the U.S.?

A3a: No, there are no other Lexus/Toyota/Scion vehicles covered by this Safety Recall.

 

Thank you for your cooperation.

TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC.

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RCMN-17V416-9237.pdf

 

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V416-7830.pdf

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RCAK-17V416-2794.pdf