The 2004 Toyota Sequoia has 4 recalls, all centered on the same critical defect: the passenger-side frontal airbag inflator can rupture during deployment, sending metal fragments into the cabin and potentially causing serious injury or death.
These four recalls cover the same underlying airbag inflator problem across different vehicle populations and filing periods, but the danger is identical in each case. The inflator inside the passenger-side frontal airbag can explode with excessive force rather than deploying cleanly, turning the inflator housing into shrapnel directed at anyone in the front of the vehicle. This is part of the broader Takata airbag recall, one of the largest in automotive history, and prior repair attempts on some vehicles did not fully resolve the issue, which is why multiple campaigns exist for this model. Two of the filings specifically target vehicles that were sold or registered in high-humidity regions including Florida, the Gulf Coast, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and several U.S. territories, where moisture accelerates the degradation of the inflator propellant and raises the risk of rupture. All four recalls share the same remedy: replacement of the defective inflator.
