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Toyota Tundra Recall 18V685: Airbags may not deploy in a crash due to software fault

NHTSA campaign 18V685, reported October 4, 2018, 168,187 vehicles potentially affected.

What this recall means for you

The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may incorrectly detect a fault during the vehicle's start-up self check. When this happens, the ECU may not deploy the air bags as intended in a crash, so these vehicles do not meet federal safety standards for occupant crash protection and side impact protection.

If the air bags do not deploy as intended in a crash, the risk of injury increases. Affected vehicles are certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia models and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid models.

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the air bag ECU software at no cost to you. Owners can also contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 and should check their VIN for open recalls.

Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle

The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 18V685Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Component
AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Problem
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. If this occurs, the ECU may not deploy the airbags as intended, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 214, "Side Impact Protection."
Risk
If the air bags do not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0X. Note: 18V-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also includes the updates to the software for 18V-122.
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

Toyota Avalon2019
Toyota Avalon Hybrid2019
Toyota Sequoia20182019
Toyota Tundra20182019