NHTSA Campaign 18V024000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V024000 covers 20 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 18V024000 with NHTSA on January 9, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V024000, NHTSA lists up to 628,018 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 15, 2009 and August 3, 2010.
The 18V024000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V024000 were scheduled from January 29, 2018, 20 days after the report.
18V024000 covers 10 models from Lexus, Pontiac, Scion and Toyota, model years 2009–2013.
Owners of the model years 18V024000 covers have filed at least 1,942 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V024000 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota Corolla has the most (552).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V024000 ranks 28 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 18V024000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V024000 was 17V548000, reported on August 31, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, IS-F, and GX460 vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP (Saipan), and the U.S. VI or "Zone A." Toyota is also recalling certain 2010 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, ES350, IS-F, GX460, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Toyota is also recalling certain 2009 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, Lexus IS250, IS350, ES350, IS-F, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles ever registered in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." 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.
- The risk
- 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 the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
Reported January 9, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V024000 (20)
Toyota (9)
Lexus (7)
Pontiac (2)
Scion (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V024000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 9, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted