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NHTSA 20V024000 United States

Toyota Avalon recall: Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module

Official safety recall 20V024000 published by NHTSA.

High risk

Contact an authorised dealer of the maker. Recall repairs are free of charge.

Campaign20V024000
ComponentAir Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module
Report date2020-01-17
ManufacturerToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
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Affected vehicles

VehicleModel yearMarket
Toyota Corolla2011United States
Toyota Corolla2012United States
Toyota Corolla2013United States
Toyota Corolla2014United States
Toyota Corolla2015United States
Toyota Corolla2016United States
Toyota Corolla2017United States
Toyota Corolla2018United States
Toyota Corolla2019United States
Toyota Avalon2012United States
Toyota Avalon2013United States
Toyota Avalon2014United States
Toyota Avalon2015United States
Toyota Avalon2016United States
Toyota Avalon2017United States
Toyota Avalon2018United States

The problem

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.

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.

The official 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.