Free upgrade for 2003-2006 only. AIRBAGS SIDE (1 Viewer)

[Zero Emissions]

Airbag recall work completed at dealer. gave me a 2019 to drive for 3 or 4 days since they were waiting for the part from out of town. Safety first
NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V065000
Manufacturer Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Components AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected 320,409
Summary
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 may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.
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.
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.

 

[Zero Emissions]

This prevents side airbags from being deployed inadvertently

 

[cruisermaine]

This prevents side airbags from being deployed

...when they're not supposed to

 

[Zero Emissions]

Airbags deployed may show up on Carfax and affect the value of vehicle and also the ability of a bank or finance company to approve a loan for financing

 

[cruisermaine]

understood. My post was just to clarify that the recall results in airbags that are functioning correctly and will deploy in the event of an accident. Your post suggested the side airbags were deactivated by the fix.