Toyota Announces Recall of Certain Tundra Vehicles

TORONTO, ON. (September 11, 2014) – Toyota Canada Inc. plans to conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 10,038 Model Year 2014 Tundra CrewMax and Double Cab vehicles.

In the involved vehicles, due to the possible misinstallation of a garnish on the center roof pillars, the garnish could interfere with the side Curtain-Shield-Airbags (CSA) in the event of a deployment, which may not allow the airbag to achieve its intended inflated shape. In some situations, this could increase the risk of injury to an occupant in the event of a crash.

Toyota is not aware of any crashes, injuries or fatalities caused by this condition.

Owners of the vehicles involved will receive a notification by mail. Toyota dealerships will inspect the center pillar garnish.  If not installed correctly, it will be replaced with a new one.

Information is available to customers by calling the Toyota Customer Interaction Centre at 1-888-TOYOTA-8 (1-888-869-6828).

About Toyota Canada Inc.

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles.  Incorporated in 1964, Toyota has sold more than 4 million vehicles in Canada through a national network of 286 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships.  Toyota is dedicated to bringing safety, quality, dependability and reliability in the vehicles Canadians drive and the service they receive.  TCI’s head office is located in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax and parts distribution centres in Toronto and Vancouver.  Toyota operates two manufacturing facilities in Canada which build popular Canadian vehicles: Toyota RAV4, Toyota Corolla, Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h hybrid. 

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