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jimmyisland · 07-10-2006, 03:42 AM

Toyota Will Fix Their Bags!
Toyota to recall Tundra air bags
To comply with U.S. child safety rule, front passenger switch will be disabled, not replaced.
David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. will spend millions to deactivate front-seat passenger air bag cut-off switches in nearly 160,000 Tundra pickups to avoid having to install a costlier child safety seat anchoring system.
The Japanese automaker is taking the action after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 28 rejected Toyota's petition to waive a federal safety regulation that requires most vehicles built after September 2002 and equipped with the cut-off switch to also have a child seat anchor system known as LATCH -- lower anchorages and tethers for children. Continued.

07-10-2006, 03:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
jimmyisland 2.4 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere out there Drives: a black chvry impala! Posts: 99	Another Toyota Recall! Toyota Will Fix Their Bags! Toyota to recall Tundra air bags To comply with U.S. child safety rule, front passenger switch will be disabled, not replaced. David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. will spend millions to deactivate front-seat passenger air bag cut-off switches in nearly 160,000 Tundra pickups to avoid having to install a costlier child safety seat anchoring system. The Japanese automaker is taking the action after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 28 rejected Toyota's petition to waive a federal safety regulation that requires most vehicles built after September 2002 and equipped with the cut-off switch to also have a child seat anchor system known as LATCH -- lower anchorages and tethers for children. Continued. Last edited by TaHoE : 07-10-2006 at 07:20 AM.