Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid may not sound sufficient pedestrian warning
Toyota is recalling certain 2023-2025 Corolla Cross Hybrid vehicles because they may fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when in reverse. This fails FMVSS 141.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm where injury has not yet been reported: the fault is confined to an external warning sound while the vehicle retains control, braking and propulsion, and no incidents are recorded.
Plain-English summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling certain 2023-2025 Corolla Cross Hybrid vehicles. About 73,528 units are potentially affected.
The vehicles may fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles".
NHTSA states that insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of a reversing vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Dealers will update the software for the pedestrian warning sounds, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on June 2, 2026, with additional letters once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- TOYOTA COROLLA CROSS HYBRID
- Brand
- TOYOTA
- Manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Category
- Vehicle — Pedestrian warning
- Affected units
- 73,528
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- COROLLA CROSS HYBRID
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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