NHTSA Campaign Id 19V627000; Date: Aug. 28, 2019
an improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
2005 Pontiac Vibe; 2006 Pontiac Vibe; 2007 Pontiac Vibe; 2008 Pontiac Vibe; 2003 Toyota Corolla; 2004 Toyota Corolla; 2005 Toyota Corolla; 2006 Toyota Corolla; 2007 Toyota Corolla; 2008 Toyota Corolla; 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2006 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2007 Toyota Corolla Matrix; 2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Affected Units:: 219,000
toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 corolla, 2005-2008 corolla matrix, and pontiac vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. the air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly.
toyota will notify their owners. pontiac vibe owners will be notified by gm. dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin september 25, 2019 for toyota owners. toyota owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. toyota's numbers for this recall are k1q and k0q. pontiac owners may contact gm customer service at 1-800-762-2737. gm's number for this recall is n192273760.
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.
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