Toyota has been compelled to difficulty a recall of greater than 110,000 brand-new fashions which have shipped with defective airbags. The recall was sparked after manufacturing agency Furukawa American Inc. knowledgeable the Japanese automaker that contamination through the meeting of six Toyota fashions meant their airbags could not deploy throughout a crash.

The recall, first reported by Autoevolution, impacts 2023 mannequin yr Toyota Tacoma, Corolla, Corolla Cross and Highlander fashions, in addition to the Lexus NX and RX. In every case, the driving force’s airbag could not deploy accurately throughout a collision.

In accordance with Autoevolution, the defect was first uncovered in Might, when Furukawa American alerted Toyota to the manufacturing difficulty. The issue seems to have been brought on by contaminants that weakened the welds holding electrical cables in place throughout the steering column. As such, the connection to the driving force’s aspect airbag can fail, which might imply it wouldn’t inflate throughout a crash.

The recall impacts sure fashions that had been assembled this yr, between February 21 and June 1. Because of this these are model new fashions being recalled. In complete, Toyota warned that as many as 110,047 items may very well be affected by the recall. Autoevolution experiences:

“Sellers have already been instructed to examine and – if mandatory – exchange the spiral cable meeting with one produced outdoors of the suspect interval. Homeowners will likely be knowledgeable of this recall (quantity 23V-480) by first-class mail someday between August 27 and September 10.”

If required, house owners could have the repairs carried out freed from cost, with Toyota set to inform the drivers of affected automobiles within the coming weeks. Fortunately, the automaker has to date reported no accidents on account of the defect.

If you’re apprehensive that your automotive could be affected by a recall, there are just a few straightforward methods to examine if it’s the case. First up, the NHTSA has a brilliant useful app that you should utilize to see in case your car is impacted by a recall, or you may head to the regulator’s web site and plug your VIN into its recall search instrument.