In late May last year, Toyota issued a recall of approximately 110,000 Corolla Cross models in North America due to an issue with the front passenger airbag. It has now been revealed that 12,575 models in the U.S. that had previously been inspected for the fault will need to be returned to dealers once again as they may need a fix.
A notice issued by Toyota Motor North America states that a problem with the inspection process specified by Toyota means certain vehicles requiring the remedy may not have been identified. The impact vehicles were manufactured between September 7, 2021, and May 4, 2023, and Toyota believes that approximately 1.77% of the original 109,806 vehicles recalled could have the fault.
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Those who own a 2022-2023 Toyota Corolla Cross impacted by the recall will be notified via first-class mail and instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to be inspected. If necessary, the dealer will replace the instrument panel free of charge.
Toyota says that the Corolla Cross is equipped with a dashboard panel design with a perforation that will open when the front passenger airbag is deployed. However, instructions may not have been followed during the instrument panel milling process and there is a chance the panel may have been manufactured without this preformation. This could impact the way that the airbag is deployed and increase the risk of injury to the front passenger.
This is not the first recall to impact the Corolla Cross over the past 12 months. In July last year, it was involved in a recall that also impacted various other Toyota and Lexus models where poor welding in the flexible flat cable could cause the driver-side airbag to become disconnected.
