Pontiac / Toyota recall: Air bags

What is wrong

On January 9, 2018, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified NHTSA that they are recalling 14,585 model year 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. As of January 30, 2018, Toyota is additionally recalling 3,347 model year 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles located in states listed above. Also included in this recall filing is 98,194 model year 2003-2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles, located throughout the U.S., that previously received a “like-for-like” interim air bag inflator replacement. 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.

The fix

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are G0R (Zone B), and H0A (Zone C), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A).

Vehicles covered

• Pontiac Vibe 2010
• Toyota Corolla Matrix 2003–2008
• Toyota Yaris 2010–2012

Facts

NHTSA recall number

18V025000

Type

Vehicle

Filed by

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Reported to NHTSA

Jan 9, 2018

Owners notified

Jan 29, 2018

Vehicles or items affected

116,126

Started by

NHTSA investigation

Built

Jan 6, 2002 to Dec 13, 2007

Part

Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module

Maker's own recall number

G0R, H0A, J0A

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.

Other recalls for the same vehicles

• Lexus / Scion / Toyota recall: Air bags Oct 17, 2019
• Pontiac / Toyota recall: Air bags Aug 28, 2019
• Lexus / Scion / Toyota recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2019
• Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2018
• Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2017
• Lexus / Pontiac / Toyota recall: Air bags Mar 3, 2016

To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.