# NHTSA recall 16V487000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V487000
- Manufacturer's number: Toyota G0U Lexus GLJ
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2016\-06\-30
- Owners notified: 2016\-10\-17
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 482002

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain model year 2010\-2012 Toyota Prius, 2010 and 2012 Toyota Prius Plug\-in Hybrid, and 2011\-2012 Lexus CT200h vehicles.  A weld in the curtain shield air bag inflator may crack causing one or both portions of the inflator to eject into the passenger cabin.


## What can happen

If either portion of the curtain shield air bag inflator ejects into the passenger cabin, there is an increased risk of injury to vehicle occupants.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install retention brackets to the curtain shield air bags, free of charge.  The recall began on October 17, 2016.  Owners may contact Toyota Customer Service Department at 1\-800\-331\-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is Toyota G0U, and Lexus GLJ.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 482002
- Reported remedied: 334252 \(69%\)
- Reported unreachable: 45558
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2011 LEXUS CT HYBRID. Built 2010\-08\-23 to 2012\-04\-27.
- 2012 LEXUS CT HYBRID. Built 2010\-08\-23 to 2012\-04\-27.
- [2010 TOYOTA PRIUS](/makes/toyota/prius/2010/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-21 to 2012\-04\-27.
- [2011 TOYOTA PRIUS](/makes/toyota/prius/2011/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-21 to 2012\-04\-27.
- [2012 TOYOTA PRIUS](/makes/toyota/prius/2012/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-21 to 2012\-04\-27.
- [2010 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG\-IN HYBRID](/makes/toyota/prius/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-11\-27 to 2010\-10\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG\-IN HYBRID](/makes/toyota/prius/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-07\-20 to 2012\-04\-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB003220](/bulletins/10244113.md), 2023-10-16, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0094\-21 Rev](/bulletins/10227898.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [Toyota Safety Re](/bulletins/10190460.md), 2021-04-19, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0213\-13](/bulletins/10133915.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0293\-14](/bulletins/10132814.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0218\-17\_Rev](/bulletins/10132410.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0226\-12 Rev](/bulletins/10132283.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0035\-13 Rev](/bulletins/10132282.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0122\-11 Rev](/bulletins/10132055.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0213\-13](/bulletins/10131961.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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