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Toyota Recall - 247,000 Vehicles Affected by Faulty Takata Airbag Inflators

This just in from Toyota: the American division of the Japanese manufacturer is calling back a hefty 247,000 cars to have their airbags replaced with safer units. Toyota says that the affected vehicle population from 2001 to 2004 model years.
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Like it was expected from an airbag-related fault that affects Toyota vehicles, the culprit on this occasion is the Takata Corporation and a lot of sub-standard front passenger airbag inflators. Based on testing by the supplier, Toyota says that certain areas such as southern Florida, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands appear to warrant immediate action.

Why you might ask? Well, this follow-up campaign of the April 2013 and June 2014 Takata airbag recalls is laden with inflators that are underperforming in high humidity conditions. Fortunately, Toyota has received no reports of injuries or fatalities related to cars that were equipped with this batch of airbags. Speaking of which, these cars are 2001 - 2004 model year Toyota Corolla, Matrix, Sequoia SUV and Tundra pickup truck, as well as the posh Lexus SC.

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., also announced that all known owners of the affected Toyota and Lexus vehicles will be notified by first class mail beginning this week to return their vehicles to a dealership. The fix is represented by replacing the old, potentially dangerous unit with a new airbag inflator.

For detailed information on this matter, you can contact Toyota at www.toyota.com/recall and its customer service at 1-800-331-4331, while affected Lexus owners can dial 1-800-255-3987.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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