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Recall 98V-188

TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. recalled the 1998 Toyota Tacoma: Air bags (on-off switch assembly).

At a glance

Campaign number
98V-188
Reported
August 6, 1998
Vehicles affected
84,323 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The statement required in the owner's manual that "...the on-off switch should only ben used when a member of a passenger risk group identified in the request form in appendix b......is occupying the right front passenger seating position..." is mis-stated. This does not comply with the requirements of fmvss 208, "occupant crash protection."

The risk

If the air bag switch is "off," the seat occupant who is not a member of the passenger risk group would be subject to increased injury in the event of a vehicle crash.

The fix

Owners will be sent a corrected owner's manual.

Notes from the manufacturer

Owner notification began november 16, 1998.owners who do not receive the corrected owner's manual within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-[removed].also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-[removed]).

Affected vehicles