2003-2008 Toyota Corolla, Matrix: Recall Alert
Vehicles Affected: Approximately 135,000 model-year 2003-08 Toyota Corolla cars and model-year 2005-08 Matrix hatchbacks
The Problem: The front passenger airbag could be damaged, causing the airbag to not properly inflate when it deploys and increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Though airbags for the affected vehicles were repaired under a prior recall as part of the Takata airbag crisis, Toyota says this is about a new and different issue for vehicles that received a remedy as part of previous Takata recalls.
The Fix: Dealers will replace the front passenger airbag assembly with an improved one for free.
What Owners Should Do: Toyota will begin notifying owners via first-class mail by the end of October. Owners can call Toyota at 888-270-9371, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle-safety hotline at 888-327-4236 or visit its website to check their vehicle identification number and learn more.
Need to Find a Dealer for Service? Go to Cars.com Service & Repair to find your local dealer. To check for other recalls, and to schedule a free recall repair at your local dealership, click here: Toyota Corolla, Toyota Matrix
More From Cars.com:
- Recall Basics: Everything You Need to Know
- My Car Is Recalled, But There’s No Fix Yet: What Do I Do?
- Why Can Dealers Sell Used Cars With Unfixed Recalls?
- The 10 Biggest Recalls in 2018
- Recall Recap: The 5 Biggest Recalls in July 2019
Cars.com’s Editorial department is your source for automotive news and reviews. In line with Cars.com’s long-standing ethics policy, editors and reviewers don’t accept gifts or free trips from automakers. The Editorial department is independent of Cars.com’s advertising, sales and sponsored content departments.
