Toyota has issued a global recall for the Venza crossover that impacts more than 370,000 vehicles worldwide.
More specifically, the recall involves 373,000 2009-2015 model year Venzas, 279,040 of which reside in the United States. Documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reveal that damaged wires may prevent the side-curtain airbags from deploying in a crash.
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Toyota states that the Venza models in question have an airbag sensor in the driver-side front door. This sensor is connected to the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ECU by a pair of twisted wires that are routed through the door to the vehicle body through a grommet. According to the carmaker, there is a larger difference between the wire harness length and grommet length of affected vehicles, resulting in a tighter bending radius for the wire harness, potentially causing the wires to fracture over time. If this happens, an SRS warning light will be triggered and the airbag sensor in the driver-side front door will become inoperable.
Impacted Venza models were built between May 13, 2008 and July 8, 2015. Toyota estimates that approximately 0.5 per cent of vehicles may experience the airbag issue.
Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by June 12, 2021 and told to bring their vehicle into their nearest Toyota dealership. Technicians will then inspect the driver-side front door wire harness and, if necessary, replace it with an improved one at no cost to customers.
