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Toyota Corolla Matrix · 2003

5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V025000·2018-01-09

    Toyota Recalls Yaris, Vibe, and Corolla Matrix for Air Bag Defect

    Toyota is recalling 116,126 vehicles due to a defect in passenger frontal air bag inflators that may explode during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, PONTIAC COROLLA MATRIX, VIBE, YARIS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V286000·2015-05-13

    Toyota Recalls Vehicles for Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Toyota is recalling specific 2002-2007 Lexus, Toyota, and Pontiac vehicles because the front passenger air bag inflator may rupture during a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    PONTIAC — PONTIAC, LEXUS, TOYOTA VIBE, SC, SEQUOIA, TUNDRA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V285000·2015-05-13

    Toyota Recalls Vehicles for Defective Passenger Air Bag Inflators

    Toyota is recalling approximately 1.97 million vehicles, including Pontiac, Lexus, and Toyota models, to replace passenger air bag inflators that may rupture.

    Product
    PONTIAC — PONTIAC, LEXUS, TOYOTA VIBE, SC, SEQUOIA, TUNDRA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V043000·2015-01-28

    Toyota Recalls 2003-2004 Corolla, Avalon, and Pontiac Vibe for Air Bag Defect

    Toyota is recalling 2003-2004 Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Avalon, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles because electrical noise may cause air bags to deploy unexpectedly.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, PONTIAC AVALON, VIBE, COROLLA MATRIX, COROLLA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V029000·2013-01-30

    Toyota and Pontiac Recall 2003-2004 Models for Airbag Defect

    Toyota and Pontiac are recalling 2003-2004 Corolla, Corolla Matrix, and Vibe vehicles because airbag circuits may short, causing unintended deployment.

    Product
    PONTIAC — PONTIAC, TOYOTA VIBE, COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 1 open

  • DP23005 Defect Petition · open · service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components
  • EA12006 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
  • PE12002 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • PE10008 Preliminary Evaluation · steering
  • PE09054 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling
  • DP06003 Defect Petition · vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal

Technical service bulletins

153 manufacturer service bulletins across 9 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2013: 4.2/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2012: 4.4/5
  • 2011: 4.6/5
  • 2010: 3.7/5
  • 2009: 3.6/5

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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