NHTSA Complaint #11319171 — 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RESET THE FUEL CAP AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATES AFTER 40 ' 50 MILES OF BEING DRIVEN. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 20V120000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE) AND 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY WITHOUT IMPACT OR NOT DEPLOY DURING AN IMPACT DUE TO 2 OPEN RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. WESTBURY TOYOTA (1121 OLD COUNTRY RD, WESTBURY, NY 11590) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDIES DUE TO COVID-19. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR BOTH RECALL REMEDIES TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS RECOMMENDED TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS THAT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT*JB