2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX; 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX; 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX; 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX; 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX; 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX; 2010 PONTIAC VIBE; 2010 TOYOTA YARIS; 2011 TOYOTA YARIS; 2012 TOYOTA YARIS
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Toyota is recalling 14,585 model year 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles registered in 39 specified states, 3,347 model year 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles in those same states, and 98,194 model year 2003-2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles nationwide. The recalled vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators that may explode during a crash due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes, potentially sending sharp metal fragments that could cause serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify owners and replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies with alternate inflators at no charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331 to arrange the replacement.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are G0R (Zone B), and H0A (Zone C), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A).
On January 9, 2018, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified NHTSA that they are recalling 14,585 model year 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. As of January 30, 2018, Toyota is additionally recalling 3,347 model year 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles located in states listed above. Also included in this recall filing is 98,194 model year 2003-2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles, located throughout the U.S., that previously received a like-for-like interim air bag inflator replacement. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.