Lexus Gx470, Lexus Lx470, Toyota 4runner, Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Tundra, model years 2003 to 2006. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 5 February 2016. 320,409 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V065 cover?
- Lexus GX470, Lexus LX470, Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Tundra, model years 2003-2006.
- What is wrong with them?
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 16V065 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Side/Window |
| Reported to NHTSA | 5 February 2016 |
| Model years | 2003-2006 |
| Vehicles named | LEXUS GX470, LEXUS LX470, TOYOTA 4RUNNER, TOYOTA LAND CRUISER, TOYOTA SEQUOIA, TOYOTA TUNDRA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Toyota 4runner recalls: 35 US campaigns
- Toyota Land Cruiser recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Toyota Sequoia recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Toyota Tundra recalls: 37 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V065, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v065/
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