Toyota Recalls 1.1 Million Vehicle Units Worldwide Due To Airbag Problems

Lexus ES300h. (Doc. Lexus)

Toyota is again facing problems with its vehicles and has made manufacturers have to carry out a recall program of 1.12 million units worldwide with one million of them located in the US.

Reporting from Carscoops, Wednesday, December 20, the recall was made because there was an error in the airbag system. It is likely that the vehicle is inaccurate in assessing the passenger posture, which causes the airbag not to expand as it should.

The Japanese manufacturer said the vehicles affected by the problem were production in 2020-2022 with some of them involving the Avalon, Camry, Corolla, RAV4, Highlander, and Sienna Hybrid models in Uncle Sam's country.

Furthermore, the premium Lexus vehicle was also affected by the problem, some of which were ES250, ES300h, and RX350 models, which were 2020-2022 models.

The problem may be caused by a short circuit affecting the Occupant Classification System (OCS). The feature is designed to determine whether there are adults or small children at the front, as well as calibrate the appropriate airbag performance, to protect it from injury.

However, there is an internal inter-component disturbance that can interfere with the operation of the OCS, causing an inaccurate assessment of the passenger's posture or size.

It was also stated that the problem was related to the eight-way front passenger seat that could be regulated. Stopping the seat frame could be the cause of the problem at the time, causing the OCS to misdetect passenger cargo in the seat.

To overcome this problem, the company decided to carry out a recall campaign by urging vehicle users to take their cars to the nearest dealers' network to be checked and if necessary to replace the OCS sensor.