NHTSA Complaint #11021734 — 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM COLEMAN TOYOTA (10400 AUTO PARK AVE, BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301) 469-7100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INOPERATIVE AIR BAG CIRCUIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS RESET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALERS (JIM COLEMAN TOYOTA, 10400 AUTO PARK AVE, BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301) 469-7100 AND KOONS ARLINGTON TOYOTA, 4045 LEE HWY, ARLINGTON, VA 22207 (703) 522-6000) WERE CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,254. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.