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Toyota Grand Highlander Recall 24V461: Curtain Airbags May Not Deploy Properly, Raising Injury Risk

NHTSA campaign 24V461, reported June 20, 2024, 145,254 vehicles potentially affected.

What this recall means for you

The driver and passenger side curtain airbags may not unroll as intended and could partially deploy outside an open window. Because of this, the vehicle does not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 226 (Ejection Mitigation). An improperly deployed curtain airbag can reduce occupant protection in a crash and increase the risk of injury.

Authorized dealers will replace the driver and passenger curtain shield airbag assemblies free of charge. Owner letters were mailed November 4, 2024. If you have questions, you can contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

To check whether your vehicle has any open recalls, enter your VIN on the official manufacturer or NHTSA recall lookup pages and schedule a free repair at an authorized dealer.

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The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 24V461Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
Problem
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander, Grand Highlander Hybrid, Lexus TX350, TX500 Hybrid, and TX550 Hybrid+ vehicles. The driver and passenger side curtain air bags may not unroll as intended and could partially deploy outside of an open window. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
Risk
An improper deployment of the side curtain air bag can reduce occupant protection during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the driver and passenger curtain shield air bag assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed November 4, 2024. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 24TB09/24TA09 and Lexus' numbers are 24LB05/24LA05.
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.nhtsa.gov.

Affected vehicles

Lexus TX2024
Lexus TX Hybrid2024
Toyota Grand Highlander2024
Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid2024