Toyota recalls over 1 million vehicles for airbag malfunction

Toyota on Wednesday announced it will recall over 1 million vehicles for a malfunction found in its airbag system on models ranging from 2020-22 in the US and Canada.

The company confirmed that it will recall around 1 million vehicles from Toyota and Luxus models in the US and about 100k vehicles from Canada.

In a press release, the company confirmed that its vehicles equipped with Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensors in the front seat have malfunctioned.

Therefore, the airbag may not deploy during a car crash “increasing the risk of injury”.

All of the models under this recall will be inspected by Toyota and Lexus dealers. If found in line with the issue, the dealers will replace the OCS sensors free of cost.

Toyota confirmed that customers of the corresponding models will receive notifications by the middle of February 2024.

Models:

Toyota

• Avalon, Avalon Hybrid — 2020-2021
• Camry, Camry Hybrid — 2020-2021
• Corolla — 2020-2021
• Highlander, Highlander Hybrid — 2020-2021
• RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid — 2020-2021
• Sienna Hybrid — 2021

Lexus

• ES250 — 2021
• ES300H — 2020-2022
• ES350 — 2020-2021
• RX350 — 2020-2021
• RX450H — 2020-2021

Check Your Status:

Users of Toyota vehicles can also check whether their vehicle is involved in this safety recall by visiting Toyota.com/recall or nhtsa.gov/recalls  and entering their vehicle identification number (VIN) or license plate information. People from Canada can visit Toyota.ca/recall or Lexus.ca/recall and follow the same procedure.

You can also contact Toyota’s customer support by calling the Toyota Brand Engagement Center. All of the details are mentioned on this official webpage.

Another Major Recall:

This counts as the third major Toyota recall in recent months. Last month, the company recalled 1.9 million RAV4 sport utility vehicles in the US due to battery issues.

The company in October also brought back around 750,000 Toyota Highlanders SUVs to fix bugs with the tabs that secure the vehicles’ front lower bumper covers. This issue had the potential to cause severe injury even in a minor crash.