Vehicle recall R/2016/236

Toyota Corolla recall: Driver's side airbag inflator may rupture

DVSA recall R/2016/236 names the Toyota Corolla. It was launched 9 January 2017. It covers vehicles built 13 September 2002 to 17 January 2003.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/236
Launched: 9 January 2017
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Manufacturer reference: TBA
Vehicles: 1,248 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that in the subject vehicles there is a possibility the container of the inflator of the driver’s side may rupture. Toyota has not been able to establish the cause of the failure and is conducting a safety recall to recover the relevant parts to enable them to investigate the cause of the failure.

The fix

Recall the affected vehicles to replace the driver's side airbag inflator.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Toyota Corolla	13 September 2002 to 17 January 2003	1,248

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Other recalls for these models

R/2017/087 Airbag inflator may rupture 24 March 2017, Toyota Corolla
R/2015/206 Risk of fire 1 December 2015, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Auris, Toyota Highlander and others
R/2018/151 Replacement airbag inflator installed in an incorrect orientation 31 July 2018, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Auris
R/2015/096 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 15 June 2015, Toyota Corolla, Lexus SC, Toyota Yaris and others
R/2018/307 Front passenger air bag inflators containing degraded propellant may result in an inflator rupture 17 December 2018, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Avensis, Toyota Corolla
R/2018/306 Air bag control module for the supplemental restraint system could be susceptible to internal shorting 17 December 2018, Toyota Verso, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Avensis

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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