NHTSA Complaint #10888406 — 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA

TAKATA RECALL I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MANY TIMES REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS IN MY VAN. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS IN QUESTION. EVEN THOUGH A RECALL DOES NOT COME UP WHEN I ENTER THE VIN IN SAFERCAR.GOV, I AM TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT DOESN'T MEAN MY VAN WON'T BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. I NEED TO KNOW! MY FAMILY AND I ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE EVERY TIME WE GET IN THE VAN.TOYOTA REPS ARE PLAYING A GUESSING GAME WHEN THEY GIVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VAN. THEY CANNOT TELL ME WHY MY VAN IS NOT BEING RECALLED. I NEED SPECIFICS SUCH AS WHO MADE THE AIRBAG IN MY VAN, TOYOTA SAYS THEY CANNOT TELL ME THIS BECAUSE THEIR LAWYERS HAVE TOLD THEM NOT TO GIVE OUT THAT INFO. THE PERSON WHO GAVE ME THIS INFO TOLD ME THEY SPOKE TO THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT WHERE THEY WORK AND THAT IS ALL THEY CAN TELL ME. NOT GOOD ENOUGH! I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY NOBODY WILL GIVE ME A DEFINITIVE ANSWER THAT WOULD PUT MY MIND AT EASE. COULD IT BE BECAUSE MY VAN IS A 2006 AND TAKATA KNEW OF THE AIRBAG PROBLEMS IN 2004 BUT DID NOT ADMIT TO IT UNTIL 2008? CAN THEY NOT TELL ME DEFINITIVELY BECAUSE TAKATA TAMPERED WITH INFO FROM 2004 THROUGH 2008 BEFORE THEY WENT PUBLIC WITH PROBLEM? TOYOTA REPS TELL ME THEY ARE GOING FORWARD WITH RECALLS AS THEY RECEIVE INFO FROM TAKATA AND THE NHTSA. I CANNOT TRUST TAKATA WITH THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND FOR THIS REASON I AM APPEALING TO THE NHTSA TO PLEASE GIVE ME PERMISSION TO TAKE MY VAN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REMOVED. YOU WILL PROBABLY QUOTE THE SAFETY STATISTIC THAT MY CHANCES OF BEING KILLED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ARE GREATER WITHOUT AIRBAGS THAN HAVING AN AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODE IN MY FACE. BEFORE THE RECALL I WAS NEVER FIXATED ON GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT, NOW I AM A DISTRACTED DRIVER WORRYING IF MY AIRBAGS ARE GOING TO EXPLODE IN SOMEONE'S FACE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR