NHTSA Campaign 20V024000
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Jan 17, 2020 · 2,891,976 vehicles affected
What's wrong
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.
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.
Vehicles affected by this recall
| Make | Model | Year | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOYOTA | AVALON | 2012 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON | 2013 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON | 2014 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON | 2015 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON | 2016 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON | 2017 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON | 2018 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID | 2013 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID | 2014 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID | 2015 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID | 2016 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID | 2017 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | AVALON HYBRID | 2018 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2011 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2012 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2013 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2014 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2015 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2016 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2017 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2018 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2019 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | MATRIX | 2011 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | MATRIX | 2012 | 2,891,976 |
| TOYOTA | MATRIX | 2013 | 2,891,976 |
Source: NHTSA Campaign 20V024000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.