Detroit Free Press - Toyota is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles because of defective sensors that could inadvertently trigger deployment of the airbags in certain RAV4 and Highlander models.
The problem, Toyota said Thursday, involves two "roll-sensing" sensors in the vehicles designed "to detect vehicle roll angle." Failure of one or both of the sensors could result in either the rollover system being disabled, or the air bags suddenly deploying.
The recall affects 214,000 RAV4s from the 2007 and 2008 model year, and 94,000 Highlanders from the 2008 model year, the company said.
All of the vehicles involved were sold in North America.
To fix the problem, the roll sensor assembly will need to be replaced with a new one, work that Toyota will begin conducting for owners of affected vehicles at its dealerships. The company said affected customers will begin receiving recall notices by mail in May.
