Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Air Bags
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 30, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 887,709. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits are susceptible to internal shorting. The electrical short may create an abnormal current flow and increased heat which can damage the circuits. This could result in an inadvertent deployment of the front airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners.
The risk
Inadvertent deployment of the airbags or the seat belt pretensioners may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Toyota will re-notify their owners who have already had their vehicles repaired with a noise filter, but did not receive a new airbag control module, and General Motors will re-notify theirs. Dealers previously installed a supplemental harness containing an electrical filter between the airbag control module and its wire harness, free of charge. Dealers will replace the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2013. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for second notices. For more information, Toyota owners may call 1-800-331-4331 and Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Pontiac Vibe | 266 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 2004 Toyota Corolla | 477 | 13 | 3 | 69 |
| 2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 Pontiac Vibe | 298 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| 2003 Toyota Corolla | 721 | 13 | 9 | 101 |
| 2003 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V029000.
Full record for the 2004 Pontiac Vibe → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →