Vehicle recall R/2017/087

Toyota Corolla recall: Airbag inflator may rupture

DVSA recall R/2017/087 names the Toyota Corolla. It was launched 24 March 2017. It covers vehicles built 2 November 2001 to 18 September 2004.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/087
Launched: 24 March 2017
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Manufacturer reference: 17SMD-023
Vehicles: 56,143 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

It has been identified that vehicles equipped with a single stage inflator driver’s front air bag then there is a possibility that the density of the propellant in the inflator could be reduced over time from the effects of high temperature cycling and moisture within the propellant and its sealed container. This may cause the propellant to degrade which if this occurs then the inflator could rupture in the event of the deployment of the driver’s front air bag.

The fix

Recall all affected vehicle to replace the driver's front air bag.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 56,143.
Model	Built
Toyota Corolla	2 November 2001 to 10 May 2004
Toyota Corolla	7 October 2002 to 11 June 2004
Toyota Corolla	6 January 2003 to 26 March 2004
Toyota Corolla	30 July 2004 to 18 September 2004

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/2016/236 Driver's side airbag inflator may rupture 9 January 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/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
R/2015/096 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 15 June 2015, Toyota Corolla, Lexus SC, Toyota Yaris and others

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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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