NHTSA recall 15V043000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 15V043000 |
| Manufacturer | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| Reported | 2015-01-28 |
| Owners notified | 2015-08-24 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 1006849 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 4 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-01-26 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1006849 |
| Reported remedied | 289361 (28%) |
| Reported unreachable | 47598 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured December 28, 2001, to May 2, 2004, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2002, to April 29, 2004, 2003-2004 Avalon vehicles manufactured June 5, 2002, to December 20, 2004, and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured January 18, 2002, to April 27, 2004. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
What can happen
Inadvertent deployment of the air bags or the seat belt pretensioners increases the risk of an injury or crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the air bag control module, free of charge. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. GM issued an interim notification to owners on March 27, 2015. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V-029 and 14V-147. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for one of those campaigns need to have the air bag control module replaced under this campaign.
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.
| 2003 PONTIAC VIBE | Built 2002-01-18 to 2004-04-27. |
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| 2004 PONTIAC VIBE | Built 2002-01-18 to 2004-04-27. |
| 2003 TOYOTA AVALON | Built 2002-06-05 to 2004-12-20. |
| 2004 TOYOTA AVALON | Built 2002-06-05 to 2004-12-20. |
| 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA | Built 2001-12-28 to 2004-05-02. |
| 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA | Built 2001-12-28 to 2004-05-02. |
| 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX | Built 2002-01-06 to 2004-04-29. |
| 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX | Built 2002-01-06 to 2004-04-29. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as RQ14001
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| RQ14001 | Recall query, opened 2014-05-29, closed 2015-11-13. Jeep inadvertent air bag deployment. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 18-NA-094 | 2024-04-09. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Courtesy Transportation Reimbursement Program - Applicable to GM Recalls listed in bulletin. |
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| 18-NA-094 | 2024-03-06. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program - Applicable to GM Recalls 14491, 14735,15040, 15041, 15043,15044, 15045, 15046, 15406,15438, 15442, 15815, 15816,15817, 15818, 15826, 17009, 17476, 17477, 28810, 28811,17478, 18015, N192273760, N192278940, N212328760, N212328770, N212328780, N212328790, N212328800, N242437050, N242437060, N242437070. |
| Support Division | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. DP: The subject vehicles are equipped with a front passenger airbag. A part inside the airbag could explode, shooting sharp metal fragments at vehicle occupants. This could cause serious INJURY or DEATH. ? Added Dealer Procedures for Do No Drive Advisory ? Updated BEC contact information ? Revised Warranty Claim Filing Instructions to streamline customer convenience items during repair ? Added creatives materials from Vendor Partners i.e, sample letters and sample tags ? Removed several obsolete sections |
| Product | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. DP: The subject vehicles are equipped with a front passenger airbag. A part inside the airbag could explode, shooting sharp metal fragments at vehicle occupants. This could cause serious INJURY or DEATH. ? Added Dealer Procedures for Do No Drive Advisory ? Updated BEC contact information ? Revised Warranty Claim Filing Instructions to streamline customer convenience items during repair ? Added creative materials from Vendor Partners i.e, sample letters and sample tags ? Removed several obsolete sections |
| 14491A | 2023-12-18. Service bulletin. On August 5, 2015, all GM dealers were notified that the vehicle population involved in Safety Recall 14491 was being expanded. That communication also stated that the front passenger air bag inflators needed to repair the additional vehicles were not yet available. |
| 13112A | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. PSR-Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator |
| 13112 | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. PSR-Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator |
| 13030B | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electonic Control Module (ECM) |
| 13030A | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electonic Control Module (ECM) |
| 13030 | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Product Safety Recall Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Controla Module (ECM) |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.