NHTSA 25V040000Manufacturer no. 25TA02/25LA02
Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette
- Report received by NHTSA
- January 29, 2025
- Owner notification
- March 17, 2025
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 1,716 (whole campaign)
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- TACOMA
Components: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette; Steering › Column
Defect summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, Lexus RX350, 2023-2024 NX250, and NX350 vehicles that may have been incorrectly repaired under previous NHTSA recall number 23V-480. An electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and deactivate the driver's air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Safety risk
A deactivated driver's air bag will not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the spiral cable assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 25TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 25LA02.
Notes in the NHTSA record
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 nhtsa.gov.
Source: NHTSA recall 25V040000, filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov