Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.: Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-inactive
Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 20, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 627,858. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
IF LIQUID IS SPILLED IN THE CONSOLE BOX AREA, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAN ILLUMINATE AND STAY "ON" DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
The risk
THIS LEAKAGE CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO PREVENT POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY THE SPILLING OF LIQUID SUBSTANCES ON THE SENSOR. AIR BAG SENSORS DAMAGED BY PREVIOUS LIQUID SPILLAGE WILL BE REPLACED.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Geo Prizm | 96 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| 1995 Toyota Corolla | 176 | 7 | 12 | 53 |
| 1994 Geo Prizm | 134 | 3 | 6 | 39 |
| 1994 Toyota Corolla | 172 | 8 | 5 | 65 |
| 1993 Geo Prizm | 77 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 1993 Toyota Corolla | 130 | 6 | 5 | 39 |
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 96V107000.
Full record for the 1995 Geo Prizm → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →