Vehicle recall 98V188000 · August 6, 1998
1998 Toyota Tacoma
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The statement required in the owner's manual that "...the on-off switch should only ben used when a member of a passenger risk group identified in the request form in appendix b......is occupying the right front passenger seating position..." is mis-stated. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS 208, "occupant crash protection."
- Consequence
- If the air bag switch is "off," the seat occupant who is not a member of the passenger risk group would be subject to increased injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Owners will be sent a corrected owner's manual.
- Notes
- Owner notification began November 16, 1998.OWNERS who do not receive the corrected owner's manual within a reasonable time should contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V188000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 6, 1998
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Owner notification
- November 16, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 84,323
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › On-off switch assembly
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Toyota Tacoma (1998): 1998
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