Toyota Avalon recalled over injury risk

Recall date

January 17, 2020

Source

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Official notice title

Toyota Motor Corporation recalls 2011–2019 Toyota — 4 models

Recall number

20V024000

Brand / firm

Toyota

Sold / distributed

Potentially affected: 2,891,976 units

Why it was recalled

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 was recalled

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

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.. Follow the official notice for full instructions.