Toyota is recalling 320,000 trucks and SUVs in the U.S. for airbags that can accidentally deploy, the company said Wednesday.
Side curtain airbags on older Toyota and Lexus models—all of them the burly, body-on-frame trucks—may deploy “shortly after startup” and without warning. The seat belt pre-tensioners may also activate by accident, without an actual accident. Affected vehicles include the 2003–2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470; 2004–2006 4Runner and GX470; and 2005–2006 Tundra and Sequoia.
Dealers will replace the airbag control module at a later date. Toyota did not specify how many accidental deployments it has recorded or if there have been any crashes or injuries as a result of the faulty airbag programming. Recall filings were not available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This recall is not related to the Takata airbag inflator recalls.
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