Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 28, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 229,460. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Corolla, 2005-2008 Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. The air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly.
The risk
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly or sub-assembly, free of charge. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1Q and K0Q. Pontiac owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is N192273760.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Pontiac Vibe | 63 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 Toyota Corolla | 314 | 6 | 1 | 74 |
| 2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 Pontiac Vibe | 172 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2007 Toyota Corolla | 836 | 6 | 7 | 129 |
| 2007 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 48 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 Pontiac Vibe | 177 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 Toyota Corolla | 840 | 10 | 8 | 115 |
| 2006 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 64 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 Pontiac Vibe | 301 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2005 Toyota Corolla | 854 | 10 | 4 | 114 |
| 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix | 89 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 Toyota Corolla | 477 | 13 | 3 | 69 |
| 2003 Toyota Corolla | 721 | 13 | 9 | 101 |
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 19V627000.
Full record for the 2008 Pontiac Vibe → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →