2018 Toyota Corolla airbags problems

Related recalls

• Recall 20V024000Jan 17, 20202,891,976 vehicles
  AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

  Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

  Risk: In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.

  Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB03, 20TA03 and 20TA05.

What owners say

1. Filed Sep 22, 2026GACrashTowedAirbags

   I was driving home from church late Sunday night. A really rough storm hit and it knocked down a huge tree in the road covering the entire road. I did not see the tree until I got up on it and I went straight through it. I was running around 40 mph and total front end impact took the whole bumper off but my airbags did not deploy.

   NHTSA complaint #11766243 · source
2. Filed Oct 19, 2025LAAirbags

   On October 17, 2025, a 2018 Toyota Corolla LE was delivered to an authorized Toyota dealership for an airbag recall repair. The recall involved the airbag electronic control unit (ECU), which, according to Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), may fail to deploy the airbags and/or seatbelt pretensioners during certain types of crashes due to inadequate protection against electrical noise. The vehicle was picked up on October 18, 2025, after…

   NHTSA complaint #11694365 · source
3. Filed May 18, 2024CAAirbagsSteering

   A car was going to hit my car, I went to hit the horn and the horn doesn't work a few days later a airbag light went on. Went to the dealership and they said it's a know malfunction in toyota corolla. They are not sure if the airbags will work or not. They recommend that I put a notice in for recall since there are still no recalls. This is a huge safety issue.

   NHTSA complaint #11589473 · source
4. Filed Nov 29, 2023NYCrash1 injuredTowedAirbags

   My brother was driving his car and it was involved in a hard right front impact yesterday after a young girl pulled out in front of him. None of the airbags went off, severe front end damage on the right side to the fender, wheel, axle, radiator, hood, oil pan, and other front end components.The right front wheel is completely bent and the right front tire blew out. Front right headlight completely missing. Incident happened going approximately 30-40 MPH. Thankfully he’s…

   NHTSA complaint #11557369 · source
5. Filed Sep 17, 2023VAAirbagsOther / Unknown

   Hello, I hope that my message will find you in the right clothes. We have not had any accidents until now, because I drive carefully.

   NHTSA complaint #11545054 · source
6. Filed Jun 6, 2022100,555 miMOCrash1 injuredTowedAirbags

   The contact owned a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH in inclement weather, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle and she lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into the median and was spinning before another vehicle crashed into the contact's front end. The air bags were not deployed upon impact. The contact suffered soreness in her arms, legs, and back; however, no medical attention was received. A police report was not filed.…

   NHTSA complaint #11467754 · source
7. Filed Mar 1, 2022NVCrash2 injuredAirbags

   My daughter was in an accident on 2/28/2022 at 20 plus miles and hour. It was a front end collision where the air bags did not deploy.

   NHTSA complaint #11454705 · source
8. Filed Mar 1, 202125 miMDFire1 injuredAirbagsFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   My car had early signs of problems within only the second year. It had stopped two times. If this car stops before the 18,000 or lemon law return it. I then was notified that it had 3 recalls. My car was actually still driveable. I also want to disclose that i deall with enviromental allergies. I had the vehicle fixed several times with no problem. However, after the recalls were fixed with the fuel pump and air bag i started to become extremly ill . I ever purchased a voc…

   NHTSA complaint #11398510 · source
9. Filed Nov 17, 202019,391 miCAAirbagsElectrical SystemSeats & Seat Belts

   Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota corolla. The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the air bags and rear seat belts warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer toyota of downtown la. (1901 s figueroa st, los angeles, ca 90007, [phone removed]) however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately…

   NHTSA complaint #11375105 · source
10. Filed Oct 20, 20204,300 miCACrashTowedAirbags

    Safety recall work on the airbags/seat belts was performed at city toyota, daly city on 6-16-20. On 9-9-20 i was heading home from the bank, did not feel well, lost control of the car and ran over a road divider island curb at the intersection of lake merced blvd. And skyline blvd., s.f. At around 5 pm. The front air bags did not deploy when i think they should have is what i am reporting here. Everything from the hood down was ripped off the car, namely, the head lights,…

    NHTSA complaint #11365477 · source
11. Filed Aug 24, 202060,000 miMDAirbagsFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 20v024000 (air bags) and 20v012000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to the toyota of bowie dealer located at 16700 governor bridge rd, bowie, md 20716, where the recalls were repaired. The contact stated after the repairs, she started feeling dizzy and nauseated, having migraine headaches. The dealer was called back and the technician was unable to detect…

    NHTSA complaint #11351018 · source
12. Filed Aug 13, 2020LAAirbagsFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

    I i called ray brandt toyota 2weeks ago from today to advise them i had recalls on my car. But i never heard back from from them since i called.

    NHTSA complaint #11349042 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology