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NHTSA Campaign Number

20V024000

AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

Defect Description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

Safety Consequence

In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB03, 20TA03 and 20TA05.

What This Recall Page Shows

This page summarizes a single NHTSA recall campaign, including the defect description, safety consequence, and manufacturer's remedy. The affected vehicles listed below are the make/model/year combinations tracked in our database — this is not a VIN-specific result. To check whether your individual vehicle is covered by this recall, enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Click any vehicle below to view its full safety profile.

Affected Vehicles (19)

YearMakeModel
2012ToyotaAvalon
2013ToyotaAvalon
2014ToyotaAvalon
2015ToyotaAvalon
2016ToyotaAvalon
2017ToyotaAvalon
2018ToyotaAvalon
2011ToyotaCorolla
2012ToyotaCorolla
2013ToyotaCorolla
2014ToyotaCorolla
2015ToyotaCorolla
2016ToyotaCorolla
2017ToyotaCorolla
2018ToyotaCorolla
2019ToyotaCorolla
2011ToyotaMatrix
2012ToyotaMatrix
2013ToyotaMatrix

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This recall information is from NHTSA campaign 20V024000. This site is not affiliated with NHTSA. Contact your dealer or call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.

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