Toyota Motor Corporation - Toyota Avensis ACMA20 MY2001-2003, Corolla ZZE122 MY2001-2007, ZZE123 MY2003-2005 and ZRE152 MY2007-2011, Yaris NCP93 MY2006-2008 - extended recall
Published 15 September 2019
Product
This recall was extended on 16 December 2021 to include additional vehicles. This recall is an expansion of recall PRA2018/17146 Toyota Avensis ACM20 Model Years 2001-2003 2 013 affected vehicles Toyota Corolla ZZE122 Model Years 2001-2007 62 377 affected vehicles Toyota Corolla ZZE123 Model Years 2003-2005 1 488 affected vehicles Toyota Corolla ZRE152 Model Years 2007-2011 23 affected vehicles Toyota Yaris Sedan NCP93 Model Years 2006-2008 16 878 affected vehicles 82 779 affected vehicles Passenger side front airbag inflators These vehicles have already had their original Takata passenger airbag inflator replaced with a recently manufactured Takata inflator ('like for like replacement'). This inflator must now be replaced with a non-Takata alternative.
Why it was recalled
Takata airbag inflator: As it gets older, a combination of heat and humidity can cause the airbag inflator propellant to degrade. If an affected vehicle is involved in a collision triggering the airbag, the metal inflator housing may explode/rupture under too much internal pressure.
Hazard
In the event of an airbag inflator rupture, metal fragments could propel out through the airbag cushion towards the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or fatality.
Source: Product Safety Australia. RecallMatch AU provides a screening summary and is independent of the ACCC.