Vehicle recall R/2017/010

Toyota Verso and Toyota Avensis recall: Airbag may not deploy

DVSA recall R/2017/010 names the Toyota Verso and Toyota Avensis. It was launched 5 June 2017. It covers vehicles built 27 July 2016 to 9 January 2017.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/010
Launched: 5 June 2017
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Vehicles: DVSA lists 243 on each model line

What can go wrong

The subject vehicles are equipped with right front seat side airbags which may not deploy in a collision as intended.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the right front seat side airbags.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 243. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Toyota Avensis	31 August 2016 to 15 December 2016	243
Toyota Avensis	6 September 2016 to 21 October 2016	243
Toyota Avensis	9 September 2016 to 21 October 2016	243
Toyota Avensis	6 October 2016 to 21 October 2016	243
Toyota Verso	27 July 2016 to 9 January 2017	243
Toyota Verso	29 July 2016 to 21 October 2016	243
Toyota Verso	23 August 2016 to 4 October 2016	243

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2017/329 Bolts on the exhaust side of the turbocharger assembly may be incorrectly tightened 29 January 2018, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Avensis
R/2016/013 Engine may stall 7 March 2016, Toyota Verso
R/2015/225 Loss of power 7 January 2016, Toyota Avensis, Toyota Verso
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
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/2018/340 A potential crack could develop in the fuel evaporative emission control unit mounted in the fuel tank 21 January 2019, Toyota Auris, 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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