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Toyota is asking owners of 50,000 cars not to drive their vehicles, citing problems with airbags that can cause “serious injury or death.”
The airbags in the affected vehicles are “subject to an emergency airbag safety recall” because they are “involved in the Takata airbag recall,” the automaker said Thursday in a “do not drive” advisory. .
Toyota says that if an airbag were to deploy, the driver or passenger of an affected vehicle could be seriously injured or killed because the vehicle has parts that are “likely to explode and scatter sharp metal fragments.” He said there is a possibility.
“Owners should not drive these vehicles until the safety recall is repaired free of charge,” Toyota said in a statement.
A recalled Takata airbag inflator that was removed from a Honda Pilot is on display in the AutoNation Honda dealership service department on June 25, 2015 in Miami, Florida. The yellow circular device is an airbag inflator. (Reuters/Joe Skipper/Reuters Photo)
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This warning applies to some 2003-2004 model year Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles and 2004-2005 model year RAV4 vehicles equipped with Takata airbag inflators.
On March 5, 2019, the Toyota logo was exhibited at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show held in Geneva, Switzerland. (Reuters/Pierre Albuis/File Photo/Reuters Photo)
Safety issues with Takata’s airbag inflators have also affected other automakers. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately 67 million Takata airbags have been recalled in the United States.
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Toyota Motor Corporation | 202.08 | +0.42 | +0.21% |
According to the agency, 27 people have died and at least 400 have been injured in the United States due to defective inflators.
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The company is contacting customers with affected Corolla, Corolla Matrix and RAV4 vehicles about this issue in multiple ways on a monthly basis.
Toyota Corolla in Los Angeles, October 10, 2012. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Photo)
Toyota says owners should contact their local dealer to schedule a free repair or replacement without the driver operating the affected vehicle.
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In most cases, it takes dealers about an hour to complete the fix, the automaker said on its website.
