Recall on front passenger airbag Sept 14, 2016

If I understand the dealer correctly, they are offering to rent you a vehicle instead of providing complimentary equivalent transportation until they receive parts to repair the defective Prius airbag. Why should Prius owners pay for a rental vehicle in addition to our new cars sitting idle waiting for repair parts due to a manufacturer safety recall? If I wanted to pay for two vehicles, I would have purchased two vehicles.

 

Here is a page from the 5 page letter Toyota sent to its dealers.

To my reading it suggests that rental be at no charge to the customer, and the dealer gets $35 per day reimbursement from Toyota. But for no more than 4 days, unless special arrangements have been made in advance.

Of course I could be reading hat all wrong.



For the rest of the document and more details here is the source

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/UCM539597/RCMN-16V672-9010.pdf

 

I'll bet they would have backed off on that " free 6 month" offer if you accepted.

 

boo to renting out corollas and camrys
why can't they rent out a prius or at least another similar car.
renting out another car besides a prius will result in more gas purchases for that 6 months.

 

I logged onto the Toyota owners area and my Prius doesn't show a recall. Does yours at this site?

Toyota Owners Official Web Site

 

No recall for me either.


**** update**** aaaaaand I'm part of the brake recall

 

When I log into the Toyota site and enter my VIN for my 2016 Prius the website says:
Safety Recall G0W (Interim G1W) - Interim Notice Certain 2016 Model Year Prius Vehicles Front Passenger Air Bag
Status Remedy Not Available
Description
The involved vehicles are equipped with a front passenger air bag which contains stored, compressed gas in the inflator. A component in the airbag assembly may have been improperly welded and/or misassembled. If this occurs, the stored gas may escape without a deployment signal and result in the partial inflation of the air bag. This has been observed when the vehicle is parked and unoccupied for a period of time. An airbag that inflates in this manner can, under some circumstances, increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota is currently working to prepare the remedy parts for this condition and will provide additional information as it becomes available.

 

Mine is not in the DB. Interesting... Is it because of the production time? Or because of the trim? I noticed among people in this thread none of Prous Three (T) are on the list, but Two and Four are.

 

mine not listed either

 

Mine doesn't show a recall either. I have the 2016 model 3 built january 2016

 

Sorry that was a model three not 3

 

Is this for only newer generation Priuses or is this another airbag recall for all Prius's?

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

There is THIRD gen airbag recall, got a letter in July saying it would take some time for parts to become available, haven't heard anymore.

I'm really sceptical of OP's assertation that Toyota is saying to park their 2016's and drive a rental. For months? All of them??

Mothballing cars like that would cause a lot of disruption and mechanical problems too. Hoax??

 

post #3 shows the letter from toyota. 4 days free rental, then you need authorization. 6 months? that could get interesting.
iirc, people were being told not to drive their cars with defective takata airbag, but i don't recall free rentals. maybe in the high humidity areas?

 

I would bet it all comes with free lunch as well!