Toyota Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid and others: Driver clockspring/spiral cassette

Date

Jan. 29, 2025

Filed by

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Vehicles

Lexus NX (2023, 2024); Lexus RX (2023); Toyota Corolla (2023); Toyota Corolla Cross (2023); Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid (2023); Toyota Highlander (2023); Toyota Highlander Hybrid (2023); Toyota Tacoma (2023)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

Toyota Motor Corporation

Component

Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette; Steering › Column

Description of the defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, Lexus RX350, 2023-2024 NX250, and NX350 vehicles that may have been incorrectly repaired under previous NHTSA recall number 23V-480. An electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and deactivate the driver's air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Potentially affected

1716

What can happen

A deactivated driver's air bag will not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the spiral cable assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 25TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 25LA02.

Recall notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.

Owner notification date

March 17, 2025

Manufacturer campaign number

25TA02/25LA02

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

Cable Sub-Assy, Spiral · Spiral Cable Assembly · 84306-0A010; Cable Sub-Assy, Spiral · Spiral Cable Assembly · 84306-0E090; Cable Sub-Assy, Spiral · Spiral Cable Assembly · 84306-0E180; Cable Sub-Assy, Spiral · Spiral Cable Assembly · 84306-F6020

Recall number

25V040000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Related recalls

• Related recall: Lexus NX Hybrid, NX250, NX350 and others: Driver clockspring/spiral cassette (July 12, 2023)

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.