NHTSA Complaint #10971889 — 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA

TAKATA RECALL 'RECEIVED NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGNS: 17V006 (AIR BAGS) & 16V858 (STRUCTURE) FOR OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. WE HAVE 4 SMALL KIDS THAT REQUIRE CAR SEATS SO IT IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO NOT BE USED. PER NOTICE, I CALLED TOYOTA AND VISITED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY 2017 TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND REQUEST A RENTAL OR DISCOUNT ON A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. WAS INFORMED RENTALS WERE LIMITED TO $35/DAY WHICH WOULD ONLY PROVIDE A MID-SIZE CAR (WOULD NOT FIT MY FAMILY) AND NO REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OPTION WAS AVAILABLE. THEN IN MARCH 2017, THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY WE HAD JUST LEFT THE HOUSE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT WE ARE FEARFUL FOR OUR LIVES AND THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AS WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE AIRBAG RECALL HAS EXISTED AND BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO EXPECT A FIX UNTIL 2018 AT THE EARLIEST, THE MANUFACTURER HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS AND IS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FORM OF ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION THAT WILL PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY.