NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Toyota Corolla Recalls
The 2010 Toyota Corolla has 17 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Toyota Corolla. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 17
- Owner complaints
- 1,244
- Crashes reported
- 145
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Toyota Corolla, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
17 recalls on the 2010 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 2003–2009, 2011–2013 Corolla, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V005000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,299,448
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Corolla, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V024000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 628,018
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2013 Corolla, 9 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 16V396000
- Reported
- June 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Corolla, 12 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V340000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,754,517
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011 Corolla, 9 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V689000
- Reported
- October 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,814,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011 Corolla, 11 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 14V743000
- Reported
- November 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Corolla, 12 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 14V168000
- Reported
- April 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,486,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Corolla, 5 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Corolla, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 13V014000
- Reported
- January 16, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Corolla, 15 other models
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 11V566000
- Reported
- November 22, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 518
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Corolla, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2009 Corolla, 18 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Corolla, 17 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V023000
- Reported
- January 27, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,126,915
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Corolla, 3 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V017000
- Reported
- January 21, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,230,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Corolla, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 09V338000
- Reported
- August 27, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,705
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Corolla, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 09V332000
- Reported
- August 19, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,309
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Toyota Corolla
2010 Toyota Corolla complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,244 owner complaints about the 2010 Toyota Corolla, the newest on August 15, 2026. Of these, 145 describe a crash (12%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 103 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Toyota Corolla, the component group named most often is the air bags (34%), followed by the steering (30%) and the vehicle speed control (16%).
6 of the 2010 Toyota Corolla's 17 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2010 Toyota Corolla owners gave the mileage (770 complaints), the median was 6,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags424
- Steering371
- Vehicle Speed Control198
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic101
- Electrical System75
- Power Train49
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 488 | |
| 2011 | 54 | |
| 2012 | 31 | |
| 2013 | 39 | |
| 2014 | 64 | |
| 2015 | 50 | |
| 2016 | 172 | |
| 2017 | 232 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 11 |
Complaints about the 2010 Toyota Corolla peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 488. 51% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Toyota Corolla drew 6.5× the complaints of the median Toyota Corolla year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the Toyota Corolla years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,244 complaints about the 2010 Toyota Corolla are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Corolla by model year
Other 2010 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted