Toyota () Corolla: Passenger Side Airbag May Fail To Deploy Correctly
Recall Summary Toyota is recalling approximately 427,025 vehicles (Corolla, Lexus SC430, Avensis, Yaris, and Avensis Verso) because the front passenger airbag inflators may have been assembled with defective propellant wafers. If these defective inflators deploy in a crash, the airbag may rupture abnormally, increasing the risk of injury to the passenger and potentially causing a fire. The remedy involves replacing the airbag.
- Recalling firm
- TOYOTA (GB) PLC
- Product
- Vehicles: TOYOTA () COROLLA, TOYOTA () LEXUS SC430, TOYOTA () AVENSIS, TOYOTA () YARIS, TOYOTA () AVENSIS VERSO. Units affected: 427,025
- Reason
- The subject vehicles are equipped with front passenger airbag inflators which could have been assembled with improperly manufactured propellant wafers. Improperly manufactured propellant wafers could cause the inflator to rupture and the front passenger airbag to deploy abnormally in a crash. This could result in increased risk of injury to the occupant and the possibility of a fire. Remedy: Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to replace the airbag.
- Classification
- Class I
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2013-04-17
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/024742b7-4be6-4ff3-8562-c64ccf6cc342