Recall 20V024000 — AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE Defect in 2011-2019 TOYOTA AVALON
RECALL This recall affects up to 2,891,976 vehicles.
Recall Summary
| NHTSA Campaign | 20V024000 |
| Manufacturer | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| Vehicles Affected | 2,891,976 |
| Component | AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE |
| Date Notified | |
| Affected Vehicles |
2011 TOYOTA MATRIX, 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2012 TOYOTA MATRIX, 2012 TOYOTA AVALON, 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2013 TOYOTA AVALON, 2013 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID, 2013 TOYOTA MATRIX, 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2014 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID, 2014 TOYOTA AVALON, 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2015 TOYOTA AVALON, 2015 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID, 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2016 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID, 2016 TOYOTA AVALON, 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2017 TOYOTA AVALON, 2017 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID, 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2018 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID, 2018 TOYOTA AVALON, 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2019 TOYOTA COROLLA
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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.
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