Takata Airbag- not to play with

Drillzzz said:

Takata recall: The airbag deaths that sparked massive action

I got rid of my Acura because of this reason. Initially it was just the passenger side and then it turned into the driver side. I was concerned if some jackass were to crash into me that my wife/ brother/ father would get killed due to metal pieces projecting from the inflation of the failing component.

I buy a Toyota and here we are again with this issue. I do not understand that the Takata airbags have been an issue since the early 2000s and it still has not been rectified. If the 6th gen has these shitty Takata airbags then what kind of "care" does Toyota/ auto industry have for us? Years they have seen deaths of their consumers and still decide to contact the same facility to produce more products for their safety components?

Shed some light for me on this for me.

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drewsro said:

Overreact much? It's a recall, you don't have to get rid of your vehicle. Go in and they'll fix it for free. I don't think I know a single car nowadays that doesn't have some sort of recall. Guess it's easier to let us consumers test the cars for them.

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Superjet said:

Just get the recall done?

Plenty of other threads on this already.

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4runr4eva said:

You dont need to get rid of the vehicle. There is a recall. They will replace the faulty inflator free of charge. Happened to me in my Subaru LGT Wagon. I got it replaced, free of charge, no issues. Now with the 4Runner, it seems the recall is only for 2010-2016.

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Drillzzz said:

Unfortunately my car has not made the cut off at 2017. No recall that I can implement a this time but I am sure after the cars that have been taken care of they will then increase the recall further and include the rest of us 2017-2019. I can not find any information on what inflator was used past 2016.. I assume they didn't change anything.

The US is laid back in their delivery of this kind of news while other countries like Australia specifically directs their consumers to stop driving these cars. Places with higher humidity are at a higher risk for spontaneous failure/ sudden death. Thats crazy

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Toyota Provides Update on Takata Air Bags in New Vehicles | Toyota
PLANO, Texas, September 2, 2016 - Toyota will phase out the use of Takata frontal air bag inflators in production of new vehicles that contain phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant without a drying agent (“desiccant”) by the end of October 2016.

The only U.S.-market Toyota/Lexus vehicles currently in production receiving Takata frontal PSAN air bag inflators without desiccant are the early production 2017 model year Lexus GX 460 and 2016 model year Toyota 4Runner.

Models that may be in dealer inventory at this time equipped with Takata frontal PSAN air bag inflators without desiccant are:
2015 model year Lexus IS 250C/350C
2015 model year Scion xB
2015 and 2016 model years Lexus GX 460
2015 and 2016 model years Toyota 4Runner
2017 model year Lexus GX 460
Note, these are all frontal passenger air bag inflators.

Importantly, these non-desiccated Takata passenger frontal PSAN air bag inflators in these new vehicles are not subject to a current recall.

Based on multiple independent investigations and NHTSA’s independent expert, NHTSA has concluded that non-desiccated frontal Takata air bag inflators do not pose an unreasonable risk to safety until they reach a certain level of propellant degradation after long-term exposure to environmental moisture and fluctuating high temperatures. NHTSA and Takata are prioritizing recalls of these components based on when the involved inflators are likely to pose an unreasonable risk to safety, considering time, temperature and environmental moisture, which depends on a vehicle’s operating location. According to NHTSA’s current order, these components will be recalled by the end of 2018.

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Drillzzz said:

Unfortunately my car has not made the cut off at 2017. No recall that I can implement a this time but I am sure after the cars that have been taken care of they will then increase the recall further and include the rest of us 2017-2019. I can not find any information on what inflator was used past 2016.. I assume they didn't change anything.

The US is laid back in their delivery of this kind of news while other countries like Australia specifically directs their consumers to stop driving these cars. Places with higher humidity are at a higher risk for spontaneous failure/ sudden death. Thats crazy

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drewsro said:

Overreact much? It's a recall, you don't have to get rid of your vehicle. Go in and they'll fix it for free. I don't think I know a single car nowadays that doesn't have some sort of recall. Guess it's easier to let us consumers test the cars for them.

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Superjet said:

You already have the replacement airbag inflaters, so it's not unfortunate.

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Drillzzz said:

I read the above information.

Seems that 2017 and above are not part of the recall and that sheds some of the light that I was asking for. Thank you. I was not able to find that.

Still does not explain that after 2 decades of deaths that they are still putting this companies reputation into cars. Does it take 20 years to realize this? They recalled cars and then put the same crap in the new models only to be recalled years later. Why do we have these proven deathly components in a 2016 car? In reality who knows if there will be another recall on the later years. Theres no guarantee.

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johnbt said:

"Now with the 4Runner, it seems the recall is only for 2010-2016."

Mine was built in 10/16. This is 2019. They don't seem to be in a hurry - at least not as much of a hurry as they were when they cashed my check. :

My wife is having surgery this Wednesday and I'll make an appointment as soon as she recovers. I'll bet a whole dollar they'll have some excuse, waiting list, or whatnot and it won't be done until spring or summer.

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johnbt said:

Mine was built in 10/16. This is 2019. They don't seem to be in a hurry - at least not as much of a hurry as they were when they cashed my check

My wife is having surgery this Wednesday and I'll make an appointment as soon as she recovers. I'll bet a whole dollar they'll have some excuse, waiting list, or whatnot and it won't be done until spring or summer.

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Based on multiple independent investigations and NHTSA’s independent expert, NHTSA has concluded that non-desiccated frontal Takata air bag inflators do not pose an unreasonable risk to safety until they reach a certain level of propellant degradation after long-term exposure to environmental moisture and fluctuating high temperatures. NHTSA and Takata are prioritizing recalls of these components based on when the involved inflators are likely to pose an unreasonable risk to safety, considering time, temperature and environmental moisture, which depends on a vehicle’s operating location. According to NHTSA’s current order, these components will be recalled by the end of 2018.

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