Toyota has issued a second recall on around 48,000 Corolla and Rukus vehicles because of incorrectly installed airbag inflators.
TOYOTA AUSTRALIA has issued an urgent recall on more than 40,000 Corolla and Rukus vehicles (produced between 2007 – 2012) which had previously been recalled as part of previous Takata airbag recall campaigns. The issue, according to Toyota, is that “Some replacement passenger’s front air bag inflators may have been incorrectly installed”.
“If vehicles have an incorrectly installed inflator, the passenger’s front air bag may not properly inflate as designed during deployment, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an accident,” Toyota said.
Toyota said it is reaching out to affected vehicle owners and hopes to commence repairs this month (March). Vehicles will be inspected by Toyota dealers who will confirm whether the inflator is installed correctly; the inspection takes 15 minutes while the repair, if necessary, takes more than an hour. This inspection and, if required, reinstallation will be carried out free of charge.
Affected vehicles:
| Model Name | Model Code | WMI | VDS | CD | VIN Range | Production Period | Qty | ||
| From | To | From | To | ||||||
| COROLLA SEDAN | ZRE152 | JTN | BU52E | # | 02000030 | 0J056143 | 6-Mar-07 | 1-Sep-10 | 5,850 |
| BU56E | 02000244 | 0J102690 | 14-Mar-07 | 26-Dec-12 | 13,070 | ||||
| ZRE153 | BZ56E | 0J000104 | 0J000947 | 26-Mar-10 | 25-Dec-12 | 335 | |||
| COROLLA HATCH | ZRE152 | JTN | KU52E | # | 01007835 | 0J000793 | 7-Mar-07 | 30-Sep-09 | 3,101 |
| KU56E | 01007454 | 0J097164 | 12-Mar-07 | 23-Jul-12 | 19,582 | ||||
| KU58E | 01105674 | 01139216 | 1-Oct-09 | 31-Aug-10 | 4,949 | ||||
| RUKUS | AZE151 | JTN | KE4FE | # | 01118201 | 0J030530 | 26-Feb-10 | 26-Dec-12 | 660 |
| ZE4FE | 01118423 | 0J030498 | 26-Feb-10 | 25-Dec-12 | 625 | ||||
