Recall 20V-024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalled the 2012 to 2018 Toyota Avalon and 3 other models: Air bags (air bag/restraint control module).
At a glance
- Campaign number
- 20V-024
- Reported
- January 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- 2,891,976 estimated by the manufacturer
Source: NHTSA recall records
What is 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.
The risk
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 fix
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-[removed]. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB03, 20TA03 and 20TA05.
Notes from the manufacturer
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-[removed] (TTY 1-[removed]), or go to [link removed]
Affected vehicles
- Toyota Avalon 2012 to 2018
- Toyota Avalon Hybrid 2013 to 2018
- Toyota Corolla 2011 to 2019
- Toyota Matrix 2011 to 2013