NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Toyota Corolla Recalls
The 2003 Toyota Corolla has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Toyota Corolla. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 720
- Crashes reported
- 101
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Toyota Corolla, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2003 Toyota Corolla
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V741000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 928,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2013 Corolla, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V627000
- Reported
- August 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 229,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2008 Corolla, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V883000
- Reported
- December 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,993
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Corolla, 3 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 15V285000
- Reported
- May 13, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,973,468
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Corolla, 3 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 15V286000
- Reported
- May 13, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,069,055
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Corolla, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V043000
- Reported
- January 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,006,849
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Corolla, 2 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V029000
- Reported
- January 30, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 887,709
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Corolla, 1 other model
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 08V162000
- Reported
- April 10, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 662,178
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Corolla, 2 other models
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 02V074001
- Reported
- March 11, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,483
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Toyota Corolla
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Corolla, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Corolla, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Corolla, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2005 Corolla, 46 other models
2003 Toyota Corolla complaints by year
NHTSA has received 720 owner complaints about the 2003 Toyota Corolla, the newest on June 27, 2026. Of these, 101 describe a crash (14%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 91 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Toyota Corolla, the component group named most often is the air bags (46%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (13%) and the vehicle speed control (11%).
7 of the 2003 Toyota Corolla's 13 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2003 Toyota Corolla owners gave the mileage (370 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags332
- Engine And Engine Cooling92
- Vehicle Speed Control77
- Power Train61
- Seat Belts38
- Electrical System34
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16 | |
| 2003 | 73 | |
| 2004 | 45 | |
| 2005 | 25 | |
| 2006 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 21 | |
| 2009 | 17 | |
| 2010 | 64 | |
| 2011 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 48 | |
| 2014 | 59 | |
| 2015 | 180 | |
| 2016 | 30 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Toyota Corolla peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 180. 24% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Toyota Corolla drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Toyota Corolla year in the same window: 4th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 720 complaints about the 2003 Toyota Corolla are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Corolla by model year
Other 2003 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: June 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted