This whole Japan vs. Kentucky thread is a load of FUD.
Toyota knows how to assemble cars here and overseas.

Amen. My Avalon and my Sienna were both put together in Georgetown, and I am glad that my TCH was too.

The best of both worlds: world-class design, and keeping many American worker's jobs.

FYI: The plastic piece on the panel of the passenger side, by the windshield and the door popped out from the clip this morning...I was like ...oh sht....but i did put it back to the clip and gave it a good pounding...seem ok now.

The placstic part that covers the side-curtain air bag? If yes, I wouldn't pound it too good. A airbag exploding in your face can ruin your whole day.

Good thing the accelerometers are located on the air bags. You can beat on the thing with a baseball bat, and it won't go off.

American or Japanese baseball bat?

But the explosive inflators are. Personally, I wouldn't take the chance.

Yes, but unless they are hit with an electrical charge they won't go off. When I was in High School, I had a car that had a driver's side air bag. As they were just starting to be used people were nervous about them, and I would routinly punch the steering wheel where the air bag was demonstarting that they won't go off if you bump it. never had a problem. I would not do it today, as I look back, that was just being destructive and possibly damaging the car, but I was young, dumb and full of ^@$.

I guess you had better watch your head getting out of the car since you could hit your head on the piller and cause the airbag to deploy, if you are using your scare logic.

No. But I was taking exception to the "Hitting it with a baseball bat" as being safe.

Hi newbie here,
JTNBB...
Was this made in Japan or Kentucky. Port was SF.
Thanks! Paula