Vehicle recall R/2018/307

Toyota Yaris and others recall: Front passenger air bag inflators containing degraded propellant may result in an inflator rupture

DVSA recall R/2018/307 names the Toyota Yaris, Toyota Avensis and Toyota Corolla. It was launched 17 December 2018. It covers vehicles built 29 August 2000 to 1 February 2007.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/307
Launched: 17 December 2018
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Manufacturer reference: 18SMD-104
Vehicles: 99,588 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

Passenger air bag may cause injury if activated.

The fix

Replace affected air bag assembly.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 99,588.
Model	Built
Toyota Avensis	28 January 2003 to 21 April 2006
Toyota Avensis (AVENSIS VERSO)	16 May 2001 to 28 July 2005
Toyota Corolla	29 August 2000 to 1 February 2007
Toyota Yaris	24 January 2001 to 4 November 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/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/2018/340 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
R/2018/378 Incorrect tightening torque was possibly applied during previous injector removal or replacement 25 February 2019, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Auris, Toyota Verso and others
R/2018/151 Replacement airbag inflator installed in an incorrect orientation 31 July 2018, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Auris
R/2019/122 The emergency calling system may not be enabled 11 May 2019, Toyota Corolla, Toyota RAV4
R/2019/130 A crack could develop on the insulation of the wire harnesses of the front seat side airbag sensors 10 June 2019, Toyota Yaris

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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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