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Toyota Prius Recall 18V085: Air Bags May Not Deploy in a Crash

NHTSA campaign 18V085, reported January 31, 2018, 48,672 vehicles potentially affected.

What this recall means for you

Certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles may have air bag pressure sensors or acceleration sensors that can fail. If this happens, the side, curtain shield, or front air bags may not deploy in a crash.

A failure to deploy can increase the risk of injury to occupants in a collision. Toyota will notify affected owners, and authorized dealers will replace the sensors as needed, based on their serial numbers. The repair is free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 12, 2018.

If you own one of the affected vehicles, you can contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331 with Toyota's recall numbers JLA and J0F. You can also check your VIN for open recalls on NHTSA's website. Schedule the free repair with an authorized dealer as soon as it is available.

Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle

The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 18V085Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Problem
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.
Risk
If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensors as necessary based on their serial numbers, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 12, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are JLA, J0F.
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.

Affected vehicles

Lexus NX20152016
Lexus RX 3502016
Lexus RX Hybrid2016
Toyota Prius2016