Toyota Avalon, Avalon Hybrid +2 more: Air bags — air bag/restraint control module

Affects Toyota Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Matrix, Corolla · 2011–2019 — about 2.9M vehicles.

The hazard

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.

What to do

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.

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