- Vehicles
- 928,220
- Built between
- Jan 2001 – Aug 2018
- Models
- 17
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 20 November 2019
- Repaired
- 65%
- Unrepaired
- 203,099
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2001 and August 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2012 Lexus ES350Built March 2006 to May 2012
- 2010-2017 Lexus GX460Built December 2009 to September 2016
- 2006-2012 Lexus IS 250Built September 2005 to June 2012
- 2010-2015 Lexus IS 250CBuilt May 2009 to January 2015
- 2006-2012 Lexus IS 350Built September 2005 to June 2012
- 2010-2015 Lexus IS 350CBuilt May 2009 to January 2015
- 2008-2009 Lexus IS FBuilt April 2008 to December 2008
- 2002-2010 Lexus SC430Built January 2001 to July 2010
- 2008-2012 Scion XBBuilt April 2007 to October 2012
- 2010-2016 Toyota 4RUNNERBuilt November 2009 to September 2016
- 2003-2013 Toyota CorollaBuilt December 2001 to July 2013
- 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla MatrixBuilt April 2008 to August 2018
- 2004-2005 Toyota RAV4Built July 2003 to October 2005
- 2002-2007 Toyota SequoiaBuilt April 2002 to November 2007
- 2011-2013 Toyota SiennaBuilt January 2010 to July 2013
- 2003-2006 Toyota TundraBuilt July 2002 to January 2002
- 2007-2012 Toyota YarisBuilt March 2006 to August 2012
Repair progress
203,099 of 928,220 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2021.
65% repaired — 600,429 of 928,220 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 23,542
- Scrapped or exported
- 101,150
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 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature 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 owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2001 to August 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 October 2019
- Owners notified20 November 2019
- Latest repair reportQ3 2021 — 65% 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 17 October 2019.
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 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- J0A, J0B, J0C, JLI
- 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.