Toyota spider recallThe more complex technology gets, the more often we'll encounter glitches and errors with unintended side effects. This could be from fancy software in need of an update so it works properly — but sometimes these bugs can be literal, too. That's why what happened with this 2013 Toyota recall sounds like the stuff of nightmares. Over 870,000 vehicles (2012 and 2013 Avalons, Camrys, and Venzas) were flagged for servicing because of an abundance of spiders — seriously. However, it wasn't an infestation so much as an unintentional design choice creating a very enticing environment for nature's little exterminators to settle in. Now, spiders setting up shop inside a car isn't unheard of, but in this case their webs had a tendency to block a drainage tube for the vehicle's air conditioner condenser. That would sometimes result in water building up and causing a short in the airbag control module.At best, this meant the airbag warning light would come on for seemingly no reason, prompting what was likely a very confusing trip to a repair center. At worst, though, the short could cause the airbag to deploy on its own, at random. Like having a ticking time bomb sitting in front of the driver's face without them realizing it. A small fix that prevented water buildup from reaching the airbag module was all it took, thankfully.
