Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 9, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 628,018. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, IS-F, and GX460 vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP (Saipan), and the U.S. VI or "Zone A." Toyota is also recalling certain 2010 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, ES350, IS-F, GX460, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Toyota is also recalling certain 2009 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, Lexus IS250, IS350, ES350, IS-F, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles ever registered in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
33 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Lexus GX460 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Lexus IS 250 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Lexus IS 250c | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Lexus IS 350 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Lexus IS 350c | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Lexus IS F | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Scion XB | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 Toyota 4Runner | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Toyota Corolla | 201 | 5 | 1 | 46 |
| 2013 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Toyota Sienna | 183 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 Lexus ES350 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 Lexus GX460 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Lexus IS 250 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 Lexus IS 250c | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Lexus IS 350 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Lexus IS 350c | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Lexus IS F | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Pontiac Vibe | 58 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 Scion XB | 55 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 Toyota 4Runner | 147 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 Toyota Corolla | 1,244 | 17 | 10 | 145 |
| 2010 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Toyota Yaris | 90 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 Lexus ES350 | 145 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2009 Lexus IS 250 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 Lexus IS 350 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Lexus IS F | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pontiac Vibe | 528 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 2009 Scion XB | 140 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 Toyota Corolla | 1,459 | 13 | 12 | 186 |
| 2009 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 74 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 Toyota Yaris | 92 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
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 18V024000.
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