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Toyota Sienna Air Bags Safety Report | Oct 01, 2012
Reported on Oct 01, 2012
| THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT, WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THE AIRBAG MANY TIMES IS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TOYOTA 2X FOR THIS PROBLEMS AS THEY POINT TO SEAT BELT LATCH, THE LAST TIME AFTER 2 WEEKS OF THE SYSTEM NOT WORKING, IT STARTING WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. IT WORKED FOR A MONTH CORRECTLY AND SINCE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW NOT KNOWING IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL WORK IN A CRASH. TOYOTA CLAIMS THE AIRBAG IS CONNECTED TO THE LATCH OF A SEATBELT WHICH WAS PROVEN FALSE ON 2008 AND 2012 MODELS, THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW THERE SYSTEM ACTUALLY WORKS, SO HOW CAN THEY BE RELIED ON FIXING IT OR KNOWING IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Sienna |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | HIGHLAND HTS OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5TDZK23C08S |
| Mileage: | 48000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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