Recall 20V024000
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
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.
Affected Vehicles
| Year | Make | Model |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TOYOTA | COROLLA |
| 2011 | TOYOTA | MATRIX |
| 2012 | TOYOTA | AVALON |
| 2012 | TOYOTA | COROLLA |
| 2012 | TOYOTA | MATRIX |
| 2013 | TOYOTA | AVALON |
| 2013 | TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID |
| 2013 | TOYOTA | COROLLA |
| 2013 | TOYOTA | MATRIX |
| 2014 | TOYOTA | AVALON |
| 2014 | TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID |
| 2014 | TOYOTA | COROLLA |
| 2015 | TOYOTA | AVALON |
| 2015 | TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID |
| 2015 | TOYOTA | COROLLA |
| 2016 | TOYOTA | AVALON |
| 2016 | TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID |
| 2016 | TOYOTA | COROLLA |
| 2017 | TOYOTA | AVALON |
| 2017 | TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID |
| 2017 | TOYOTA | COROLLA |
| 2018 | TOYOTA | AVALON |
| 2018 | TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID |
| 2018 | TOYOTA | COROLLA |
| 2019 | TOYOTA | COROLLA |
Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.