- Vehicles
- 628,018
- Built between
- Nov 2007 – Nov 2013
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 29 January 2018
- Repaired
- 77%
- Unrepaired
- 14,783
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2007 and November 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2010 Lexus ES350Built August 2008 to August 2010
- 2010, 2013 Lexus GX460Built November 2009 to August 2013
- 2009-2010, 2013 Lexus IS 250Built August 2008 to March 2013
- 2010, 2013 Lexus IS 250CBuilt April 2009 to August 2013
- 2009-2010, 2013 Lexus IS 350Built August 2008 to March 2013
- 2010, 2013 Lexus IS 350CBuilt August 2009 to August 2013
- 2009-2010, 2013 Lexus IS FBuilt August 2008 to August 2013
- 2009-2010 Pontiac VibeBuilt January 2008 to August 2009
- 2009-2010, 2013 Scion XBBuilt March 2008 to November 2013
- 2010, 2013 Toyota 4RUNNERBuilt August 2009 to August 2013
- 2009-2010, 2013 Toyota CorollaBuilt November 2007 to July 2013
- 2009-2010, 2013 Toyota Corolla MatrixBuilt January 2008 to June 2013
- 2013 Toyota SiennaBuilt August 2012 to August 2013
- 2009-2010 Toyota YarisBuilt August 2008 to August 2010
Repair progress
14,783 of 628,018 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2021.
77% repaired — 481,268 of 628,018 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 44,818
- Scrapped or exported
- 87,149
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, IS-F, and GX460 vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP (Saipan), and the U.S. VI or "Zone A." Toyota is also recalling certain 2010 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, ES350, IS-F, GX460, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Toyota is also recalling certain 2009 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, Lexus IS250, IS350, ES350, IS-F, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles ever registered in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." 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.
What could happen
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began on January 29, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2007 to November 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 January 2018
- Owners notified29 January 2018
- Latest repair reportQ3 2021 — 77% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 January 2018.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- See attached report
- Recalling manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.