Toyota recalls 300 000 SUVs in US on faulty airbag sensors
Written by Mackenzie Dexter on April 22, 2011 – 2:19 pm
Chicago Toyota announced on Thursday that it is recalling more than 300 000 sport utility vehicles in the United States to fix faulty airbag sensors.
The automaker said the sensors which are designed to detect vehicle roll angle can malfunction and inadvertently cause the side curtain airbag and seatbelt to be activated.
The sensor malfunction does not prevent the airbag from deploying during a collision, Toyota said in a statement.
A Toyota spokesperson said the Japanese automaker has received defect-related reports of “minor injuries, including a report of a persons hand being cut by a seatbelt in March”.
The recall affects 214 000 RAV4 vehicles and 94 000 Highlander and Highlander HV vehicles from the 2007 and 2008 model years. Sapa-AFP
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