2018 TOYOTA AVALON Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2018 Toyota Avalon has 2 recalls, both involving the airbag control unit failing to deploy airbags and seatbelt pretensioners in a crash, raising the risk of injury. In one case, the airbag control unit can malfunction during certain crashes, preventing the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners from firing. In the other, the control unit can incorrectly detect a fault during the vehicle's startup self-check and then refuse to deploy the airbags if a crash occurs later. Both issues affect the same critical safety systems and carry the same consequence: occupants may not receive the protection the restraint system was designed to provide.