Passenger car

Requirements breached

The subject vehicles are equipped with a “hybrid” type front passenger air bag inflator which contains compressed gas and propellant in the same combustion chamber. The burst disk in some inflators may have been improperly welded and/or misassembled. If this occurs, the disk membrane could burst only from the stored pressure of compressed gas in the inflator, allowing the gas to escape without a deployment command. This could result in the partial inflation of the front passenger air bag. An airbag that inflates in this manner can, under some circumstances, increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a crash.

Measures taken

1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer

Product

Description

Passenger car.

Brand

Toyota and Lexus

Model / type

Models code: Prius (ZVW50) and RX450h (AGL20, AGL25, GGL25, GYL25);

Batch

Production year: 2016.