{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"15V013000","date":"2015-01-16","owner_notified":"2015-02-12","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","component":"AIR BAGS","summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Toyota Prius V vehicles manufactured November 7, 2013, to January 7, 2015.  The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the passenger seat air bag system may be improperly calibrated.  As a result, the passenger air bag may not deploy in a vehicle crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"If the air bag does not deploy as intended, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate of the OCS system, free of charge.  The recall began February 12, 2015.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.","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.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":4971,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2016-2","period_to":"2016-2","submitted":"2016-07-26","involved":4971,"remedied":4602,"unreachable":35,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":92,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2014,"make":"TOYOTA","model":"PRIUS V","vehicle_id":"2014_toyota_prius-v","match":"exact","built_from":"2013-11-07","built_to":"2015-01-07"},{"year":2015,"make":"TOYOTA","model":"PRIUS V","vehicle_id":"2015_toyota_prius-v","match":"exact","built_from":"2013-11-07","built_to":"2015-01-07"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/15V013000"}