2005 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 15V286000 on 05/12/2015
- Component:
- Air bags
- Manufactured:
- 01/05/2002 - 06/04/2007
- Affected:
- 1,069,055
- Defect:
- Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) notified the agency on may 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 lexus sc, toyota corolla, corolla matrix, sequoia, and pontiac vibe, and 2005-2006 toyota tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in florida, along the gulf coast, puerto rico, hawaii, the u.s. virgin islands, guam, saipan and american samoa. on june 16, 2015 toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 lexus sc, toyota sequoia, 2003-2004 toyota corolla matrix, toyota corolla, pontiac vibe, and toyota tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the may 13, 2015 notification in the portions of georgia, alabama, louisiana, mississippi and texas that were not previously included. the inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Correction:
- Toyota will notify their owners. pontiac vibe owners will be notified by gm. dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. toyota began the recall on july 13, 2015. pontiac vibe owners may contact gm at 1-800-762-2737. gm began the recall on june 29, 2015. note: this recacll supersedes recall 14v-655 in its entirety. for vehicles located in the u.s. states not listed above, please see toyota recall 15v-285 which covers all other u.s. states.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 15V285000 on 05/12/2015
- Component:
- Air bags
- Manufactured:
- 12/16/2001 - 06/03/2007
- Affected:
- 1,973,468
- Defect:
- Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) notified the agency on may 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 sequoia vehicles manufactured august 18, 2003, to august 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 tundra vehicles manufactured march 18, 2003, to august 25, 2004. on june 16, 2015, toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 sequoia, 2005-2006 tundra, 2003-2007 corolla, 2003-2007 corolla matrix, 2003-2007 pontiac vibe and 2002-2007 lexus sc vehicles. this is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. this recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. a replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Correction:
- Toyota will notify their owners. pontiac vibe owners will be notified by gm. dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. the recall began on july 13, 2015. toyota owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. note: this recall supersedes recall 14v-312 in its entirety.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V025000 on 01/10/2018
- Component:
- Air bags:passenger side frontal
- Manufactured:
- 01/05/2002 - 12/12/2007
- Affected:
- 116,126
- Defect:
- On january 9, 2018, toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) notified nhtsa that they are recalling 14,585 model year 2010-2012 yaris vehicles ever registered in the states of alaska, arizona, arkansas, colorado, connecticut, delaware, district of columbia, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, and wyoming. as of january 30, 2018, toyota is additionally recalling 3,347 model year 2010 pontiac vibe vehicles located in states listed above. also included in this recall filing is 98,194 model year 2003-2008 toyota corolla matrix vehicles, located throughout the u.s., that previously received a 'like-for-like' interim air bag inflator replacement. 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.
- Consequence:
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Correction:
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies with an alternate inflator, free of charge. the recall began on january 29, 2018. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. toyota's numbers for this recall are g0r (zone b), and h0a (zone c), j0a (matrix zone a), j0a (matrix zone a), j0a (matrix zone a).
- 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.
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX TSBs (8)
- Bulletin:
- T-SB-0141-13
- Component:
- 050000 parking brake
- Summary:
- Summary to be provided on a future date.
- Bulletin:
- T-SB-0150-13
- Component:
- 030000 brakes (pws)
- Summary:
- Summary to be provided on a future date.
- Bulletin:
- T-TT-0051-10
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- Summary to be provided on a future date.
- Bulletin:
- T-TT-0124-11
- Component:
- 190000 tires
- Summary:
- Summary to be provided on a future date.
- Bulletin:
- TC13-019
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Summary to be provided on a future date.
- Bulletin:
- E0V (E1V) Prelim
- Component:
- 140000 air bags
- Summary:
- Region letter: the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) and tk holdings, inc. (takata) have requested the support of bmw, chrysler, ford, honda, nissan, mazda, and toyota in investigating certain airbag inflator modules ma
- Bulletin:
- E0V (E1V)_SSC_El
- Component:
- 140000 air bags
- Summary:
- Electronic communication: the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) and tk holdings, inc. (takata) have requested the support of bmw, chrysler, ford, honda, nissan, mazda, and toyota in investigating certain airbag inflator
- Bulletin:
- Safety Recall an
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Update on technician certification requirements.
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