Toyota Corolla Matrix, Corolla +1 more: Air bags — frontal

Affects Toyota Corolla Matrix, Corolla, Avalon · 2003–2004 — about 1M vehicles.

The hazard

Inadvertent deployment of the air bags or the seat belt pretensioners increases the risk of an injury or crash.

What to do

Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the air bag control module, free of charge. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. GM issued an interim notification to owners on March 27, 2015. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V-029 and 14V-147. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for one of those campaigns need to have the air bag control module replaced under this campaign.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational