Passenger car
Toyota- Case number
- A12/0477/13
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Type / Model
- The vehicles in question were manufactured between 28 December 2001 and 3 May 2004.
- Audience
- Consumer
- Notifying country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Country of origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Published
- 2013-04-26
⚠️ Risk
null The front airbags and/or the pyrotechnic seat-belt tensioner units can loosen unintentionally. The airbag control device was manufactured using application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), which are susceptible to internal short circuits. If the control device is subjected to strong inductive electrical noise – caused by other electrical components in the vehicle - this can result in an internal short circuit. Abnormal current flow can arise in the airbag control device, causing the interior temperature to increase, potentially damaging the ASIC.