Certain vehicles may not comply with the side impact protection requirements of United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214, which is voluntarily-adopted in Canada. As a result, rear seat occupants could be at a higher risk of injury in a side-impact crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install additional energy absorption material between the rear interior side panels and the exterior vehicle body, as necessary.
On certain vehicles equipped with a power liftgate system, the gas-filled struts (which help to raise and support the liftgate) may prematurely wear. These vehicles have a Prop Rod Recovery system intended to accomplish a controlled, slow return of the liftgate to the closed position if the liftgate’s gas struts are no longer capable of supporting the weight of the liftgate. The vehicle would provide audible warnings and flash the tail lamps to indicate there is a problem. However, the liftgate’s Prop Rod Recovery system software may be unable to detect/stop a liftgate with prematurely worn gas struts from falling too quickly after the liftgate is opened. This could allow the liftgate to drop suddenly, placing anyone beneath or near the gate at risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will reprogram the power liftgate actuator motor ECU with a new software and will verify power liftgate operation following the reprogram.
On certain vehicles, the adhesive and primer used during assembly of the panoramic roof glass panel may not have been to the correct specification. This could result in the panoramic roof assembly becoming loose, and potentially detaching from the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion. If this were to occur, it could impact nearby persons or objects, resulting in injury and/or vehicle and property damage.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will re-bond the panoramic roof glass panel.”
On certain vehicles, if doors fail to latch properly in the primary or secondary closed position, there would be no indication provided to vehicle occupants of the unlatched door condition. This could result in a door opening while the vehicle is in motion, which could increase the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant seated next to the door, or result in damage to property.
Certain vehicles may have loose or missing underbody heat shields. Missing underbody heat shields on vehicles could lead to degradation or possibly melting of the fuel or vapor lines, increasing the risk of a fire, which could result in injury and/or damage to property.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect for missing underbody heat shields and fasteners, and install missing components as required.
On certain vehicles, the door latches may have a broken pawl spring tab. This could result in the door not latching correctly. As a result, doors which appear to be latched could unlatch while driving. This could increase the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant seated next to the door, or result in damage to property.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace all four door latches with a more robust part.
Certain vehicles may fail to conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 118 - Power-Operated Window, Partition and Roof Panel Systems. If the vehicle were to be turned off while the sunroof is closing, the sunroof may continue to move towards the closed position instead of stopping, which is contrary to the standard. This could result in injury to a vehicle occupant if they were in the way of the sunroof as it was closing.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will reprogram the vehicle's sunroof software.
On certain vehicles, moisture ingress into door switches could cause them to open unexpectedly at low speeds. Unexpected opening of the driver and/or passenger door could increase the risk of a crash, resulting in injury and/or damage to property.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the door handle assemblies and top covers.
On certain vehicles, the return spring within the interior door handle assembly could become unseated, resulting in an interior handle that does not return to the fully stowed position after actuation. This could allow a door to unlatch during a side impact crash, which could increase the risk of injury to a seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect, and repair or replace the interior handles as necessary.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 31, 2011, to February 9, 2015, and sold or registered in Puerto Rico. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with a roof headliner that does not provide the proper occupant protection in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 201, " Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."
Safety Risk
If the vehicles are equipped with a headliner that does not meet the impact requirements, there is an increased risk of occupantl injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headliner, free of charge. The recall began on June 22, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
On certain vehicles, if the vehicle is driven with only the secondary latch engaged, the secondary hood latch may fail to hold the hood closed. As a result, the hood could open suddenly and compromise the driver’s ability to see the road and its users, as well as cause damage to the windshield. These issues could result in a crash causing injury and/or property damage.
On certain vehicles, a rubber seal mounted on the firewall may come loose. if the seal was to come loose and fall onto the exhaust system, this could increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property.
On certain vehicles, the B-pillar may not have been correctly assembled. As a result, the doors could be more difficult to open if the vehicle was involved in a severe frontal collision. This could increase the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair the B-pillar as needed.
On certain vehicles, the return spring within the interior door handle assembly could become unseated, resulting in an interior handle that does not return to the fully stowed position after actuation. This could allow a door to unlatch during a side impact crash, which could increase the risk of injury to a seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect, and repair or replace the interior handles as necessary.
Certain vehicles built without 3rd row seats fail to comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210.1 - User-ready Tether Anchorages for Restraint Systems. The tether anchors are located at the base of the second row seat frames, and are covered by a cargo management load floor system. The cargo management load floor system is not marked with pictograms identifying the location of the tether anchors, which is contrary to the requirements of the standard.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the cargo management load floor with one that has the required identification symbol.
On certain vehicles registered and operated in areas where road salt is used on the roadways during winter months for extended time periods (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland-Labrador), the forward attachment point for the lower control arm may separate from the vehicle's subframe. This could affect vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install a newly designed reinforcement cross-brace.
On certain vehicles, in the event of a collision that warrants a deployment of the curtain shield airbag (CSA), the force transmitted to the headliner as the airbag inflates may cause the left and/or right side second row overhead assist grip to detach from its mounting brackets if the temperature in the roof rail area is high from outside ambient temperature. If an assist grip were to completely detach, it could contact an occupant, which would increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will modify the headliner near the second row overhead assist grips.
On certain vehicles the front hood lock may have been improperly manufactured. The front hood lock upper components, on which the catch bar are riveted to the mounting plate, were not produced according to specifications. This could result in the hood opening unexpectedly while the vehicle is being driven. This could compromise the driver’s ability to see the road and its users, as well as cause damage to the windshield, which could result in a crash causing injury and/or property damage.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the upper part of the lock on the front hood.
Morgan Olson Corporation (Morgan Olson) is recalling certain model year 2014 Sprinter 2500 vehicles manufactured May 30, 2014, to August 1, 2014. The affected vehicles may have an aluminum document holder installed in the cab side of the load area partition that an unbelted occupant may strike in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."
Safety Risk
If the vehicle is involved in a crash, an unbelted occupant may strike the document holder, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy
Morgan Olson will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the document holder, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2014. Owners may contact Morgan Olson customer service at 1-800-262-3437.
On certain vehicles, the panoramic sunroof glass and steel frame may have been manufactured out of tolerance. This issue may result in the sunroof fracturing if the vehicle were to experience a sudden jolt, especially in cold temperatures. Sunroof glass panel breakage, while the vehicle is in motion, could cause driver distraction, which could result in a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Additionally, broken glass inside the vehicle poses a risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the panoramic sunroof glass assembly.
