Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| AIR BAGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 13V029000 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing | from 12/28/2001 to 04/26/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 887709 | 03/13/2013 | ODI | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 01/30/2013 | 01/30/2013 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 corolla and corolla matrix vehicles and 2003-2004 pontiac vibe vehicles. the supplemental restraint system (srs) circuits are susceptible to internal shorting. the electrical short may create an abnormal current flow and increased heat which can damage the circuits. this could result in an inadvertent deployment of the front airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Inadvertent deployment of the airbags or the seat belt pretensioners may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Toyota will notify their owners, and general motors will notify theirs. dealers will install a supplemental harness containing an electrical filter between the airbag control module and its wire harness, free of charge. the recall began on march 13, 2013. for more information, toyota owners may call 1-800-331-4331 and pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| TSB-0122-11 | 09/06/2011 | 10042555 | Toyota: information provided for replacing the seat covers for vehicles equipped with side airbags. *pe | 12/16/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 02/08/2013 | 70000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle until crashing into a parked vehicle at 30 mph. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained injuries to the neck and the vehicle was towed to the dealer for repairs. the dealer inspected the vehicle and could not determine what caused the acceleration failure. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileages were 70,000. kmj | |||
| 02/08/2013 | 70000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while pressing down on the brake the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle until the contact hit a parked car. the contact injured their neck in the accident. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for repair. the contact stated that the vehicle reached 30 mph at the point of impact and the air bags did not deploy. the dealer inspected the vehicle and could not determine what caused the failure. the vin did not go through. the failure mileage and current mileages were 70,000.rl | |||
| 12/10/2012 | 186000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, she crashed into the rear of another vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact sustained minor injuries from the impact. the air bags failed to deploy and a police report was filed of the incident. the vehicle was not inspected in order to determine the cause of the air bag failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 186,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 12/10/2012 | 186000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, she crashed into the back of another vehicle. the contact stated that the vehicle was destroyed and she sustained whiplash. the contact also stated that the air bags did not deploy and there was a police report filed. the cause of the air bags not deploying was unknown. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 186,000. the vin was unavailable. ap | |||
| 09/16/2011 | 86000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact was involved in a crash however, the air bag failed to deploy. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. no repairs were performed. the current and failure mileages were 86,000. kmj | |||
| 09/16/2011 | 86000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact was involved in a crash; however, the air bag failed to deploy. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. no repairs were performed. the current and failure mileages 86,000. bw | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 121000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph she hit across a black ice and crashed headfirst into a drain culvert.the vehicle fliped on it's roof. the vehicle airbags did not deploy. the driver received injuries to the rib (fractures) cage, bladder and concusion. the passenger had whipblash. a poice report is available. the contact and passenger were taken to the hospital via ambulance. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 201,000. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 121000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph she slid across a black roadway and rolled downhill into a colvert.the vehicle landed on it's roof. the vehicle airbags did not deploy. the driver received injuries to the rib cage and bladder. the passenger had a head concusion. the police arrived at the scene of the accident and a poice report is available. the contact and passenger were taken to the hospital via ambulance. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 201,000. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 121000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph she slid across black and rolled downhill into a colvert and the vehicle landed on its roof. the vehicle airbags did not deploy. the driver received injuries to the rib cage and bladder. the passenger had a head concusion. police did come out and a report is available. the contact and passenger were taken to the hospital via abulance. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 201,000. tb | |||
| 02/28/2010 | 25050 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. the contact was driving 5 mph into a parking lot when the vehicle accelerated while the contact was depressing the brake pedal. the vehicle continued to idle and crashed into a building pillar although extreme pressure was applied to the brake pedal. the air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained minor injuries. the vehicle started to smoke after the crash. the contact was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer after it cooled down. the dealer stated that he could not repair the vehicle until they spoke with the manufacturer. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that they would send the complaint to a claim adjuster which could take up to 10 days for a response. the vehicle was still at the authorized dealer when the complaint was filed. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 25,050 and the current mileage was 25,100. | |||
| 10/20/2007 | 2 | 05/20/2004 | |
| Date 10/20/2007 this saturday morning at 9:05 am, after mass at the miami archdioceses, i had a most unpleasant experience with my 2004 toyota corolla. when i moved to reverse my car from my parking place, i experienced a sudden dramatic increase from the car's idle and a release of the acceleration, causing the vehicle to move backward very fast. i immediately put the car in neutral, but did not stop and then, in a few seconds to forward to avoid hitting any persons or vehicles in my back in the church parking lot. in total about 45 feet backward and forward, perhaps 30 seconds plus in total . i then crashed on the wall of st. martha rectory. the car was uncontrollable and the front of my car's hood, front doors were badly damaged, (especially the right side, where my sick wife sat ) damages with a preliminary estimate of $ 5864. i have two concerns: a) sudden acceleration when car is started and inability to stop it . b) no air bag system deployment in spite of the strength of the impact and having the entire front bumper of the car destroyed. 2) i have lost my trust in my present toyota corolla car (i have had one before and a camry, and their performance was satisfactory). i would like to have a very careful inspection of our vehicle, its capacity for sudden uncontrollable acceleration, lack of air bag protection, and the like. *tr | |||
| 01/30/2006 | 1 | ||
| I was driving my 2004 corolla through an intersection, when another vehicle turned in front of me. we collided. i was traveling approximately 40 mph before i started braking a couple moments before impact, so i imagine i was going at least 30-35 at the time of impact. severe damage to the front left corner of my vehicle; it was undriveable after. complaint: no airbags deployed in my corolla! the other car was going less than 10 mph when our cars collided, but her airbags deployed. the toyota website says that airbags won't deploy unless it is a severe frontal collision. what qualifies as severe? no response yet from toyota dealer. | |||
| 02/18/2004 | 900 | 1 | 01/24/2004 |
| I drive a 2004 toyota corolla le with approximately 900 miles and rear ended at 1993 honda accord. upon impact no damage was visible or noted on the car in front of me. the driver drove away without problem. my 2004 toyota corolla has been extensively damaged with repair costs exceeding $10,000. the two air bags both deployed upon impact and associated damage occurred. it appears to be a manufacturing defect in the 2004 toyota corolla. i would like to have opinions and comments. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 133000 | ||
| On sept 1, 2010, my daughter was driving a 2004 toyota corolla north in the left lane(twp lanes north, two lanes going south) on a state road going approx. 35mph. she was behind a 2009 nissan altima. suddenly from a county road a 1995 lincolon mark 8 pulled out on the right to cross the state road turning left or south. the nissan swerved into the right lane going n. and clipped the mark 8 while my daughter slammed on her breaks. the car locked up, leaving skid marks and she t-boned the mark 8. her car was totaled. the air bags did not deploy. her front end was pushed toward the cabin and would not turn off or move. resulting in shoulder, neck, chest, breast, and back injuries with a swollen tongue from biteing the sides. these injuries are all soft tissue injuries which will take some time to heal. she had a passenger. his injuries were a right swollen leg and back injuries. (6 injured altogether) my deep concern is the history on this car is two frontal car crashes and the airbags did not deploy. | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Rear end collision involving 2004 toyota corolla and nissan extera. upon collision the car's engine was reving and the ignition had to be turned off to get the car to stop moving. the entire front end of the corolla was damaged and the air bags did not deploy. not sure if the accellerator stuck. definitely think the air bags should have deployed. the corolla was totaled. | |||
| 01/31/2009 | 66000 | 1 | |
| My daughter had a serious accident in a 2004 toyota corolla and none of the airbags deployed. *tr | |||
| 01/02/2008 | 36000 | 1 | 08/15/2003 |
| Car accident:hit a wall at 45m/h or higher, air bags did not deploy and front passenger had a lot of bruises on the chest, arm, stomach and pain for several weeks. driver had and elbow problem with pain and enable him to lift heavy weight, because all the impact force was supported by his arms on the steering wheel. *tr | |||
| 10/24/2006 | 42000 | 1 | 05/09/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 45 mph toward an intersection, the contact felt lightheaded, and collided with an immobile vehicle at the stop sign. the contact depressed the brakes, prior to the collision, but was unable to avoid the accident. the air bags did not deploy, however the seat belt restrained the contact. there were no warning lights illuminated prior to the accident. the contact suffered a strained neck. the police and fire department were present but the contact refused to be taken to a hospital. a police report was taken. the owner's manual stated the air bags should deploy at a minimum of 25 mph. the police officer ordered the vehicle not to be driven because the air bags could suddenly deploy. the vehicle was towed to a body shop to be later be inspected by the insurance company. the dealership and the manufacturer would be contacted. | |||
| 06/29/2006 | 23400 | 1 | 08/07/2003 |
| I was driving my 2004 toyota corolla and was involved in a front end collision and the airbag did not deploy. *jb | |||
| 04/22/2005 | 27000 | 1 | 06/21/2004 |
| A vehicle made a left turn across the highway in front of me. my vehicle was totaled from the impact to the front left. the air bag did not deploy. | |||
| 04/30/2005 | 7000 | 2 | 05/01/2004 |
| The consumer was involved in a frontal collision and none of the air bags deployed. | |||
| 12/21/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 50 mph, the consumer was involved in a frontal collision. upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. this caused the driver to sustain minor injuries. the vehicle was towed to a body shop. the cause has not been determined at this. please provide further details. *jb | |||
| 12/17/2004 | 10300 | 1 | |
| Consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle at 25 mph. upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. consumer struck her head on the steering wheel and received an injury requiring medical attention.*ak | |||
| 11/21/2004 | 13000 | 4 | 12/18/2003 |
| 2004 toyota corolla le with 13000 miles and equiped with front and side airbags. *akall four airbags did not deploy even with a total of 3 front collision and 4 roll overs on an interstate travelling 55 mph. | |||
| 05/24/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving the driver collided with the vehicle in front. neither frontal air bags deployed on impact. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection. the cause has not been determined at this time. please provide further details. *nm | |||
| 09/12/2003 | 850 | 1 | 08/01/2003 |
| While trying to make a left turn vehicle was hit in front end, and front air bags did not deploy. *ak the consumer sustained back injuries, a bruised knee and cut eye. the consumer is now undergoing physical therapy. *nlm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 08/03/2003 | 2186 | 6 | 06/24/2003 |
| The air bag light appeared on the dashboard until the vehicle was turned off. the driver had taken the vehicle to the dealer for an analysis and the mechanic noticed that the air bag module needed replacement. *ak the brakes had been replaced 5 times. the brakes screeched, banged and pulled when they were applied. *scc *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 11/21/2004 | 13000 | 4 | 12/18/2003 |
| 2004 toyota corolla le with 13000 miles and equiped with front and side airbags. *akall four airbags did not deploy even with a total of 3 front collision and 4 roll overs on an interstate travelling 55 mph. | |||