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Toyota Corolla Recall 20V024: Air Bags May Fail to Deploy in a Crash

NHTSA campaign 20V024, reported January 17, 2020, 2,891,976 vehicles potentially affected.

What this recall means for you

The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) in certain vehicles may malfunction during some crashes. If this happens, the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners may not deploy as intended.

In a crash, air bags and seat belt pretensioners that fail to deploy properly can increase the risk of injury to occupants. Owners were first notified of this safety risk beginning March 2, 2020, and a second letter describing the repair was scheduled to be mailed between March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020.

The repair is free at an authorized Toyota dealer, where the air bag ECU will be inspected and a noise filter installed between the air bag control module and its wire harness, if necessary. Check your VIN for open recalls, or contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 for more information.

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The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 20V024Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Component
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
Problem
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.
Risk
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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

Toyota Avalon2012201320142015201620172018
Toyota Avalon Hybrid201320142015201620172018
Toyota Corolla201120122013201420152016201720182019
Toyota Matrix201120122013