Passenger car
Toyota and Lexus · Avensis, Corolla, Picnic, SC430, Yaris
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- UK
- Notifying country
- Portugal
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The ammonium nitrate propellant used in the air bag inflator may degrade over time due to heat cycles and exposure to moisture.
Requirements breached
In the event of the airbag being deployed, the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the rider.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- Passenger car. Company recall code: 18SMD104.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1740/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-047
- Published
- 13 November 2018
- Modified
- 16 June 2023
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda : Notification A12/1053/18 from Report 2018-030 has been permanently removed at the request of the notifying authority following new test results which show that the product complies. Notification A11/0084/18 from Report-2018-045 has been modified to correct the product description and applicable legal basis.
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