2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix

The 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix has 4 recalls, all involving the front passenger airbag, with the most serious risk being an inflator that can rupture in a crash and send metal fragments into the cabin, potentially causing serious injury or death.

Three of the four recalls address the Takata airbag inflator rupture issue. High humidity accelerates a chemical breakdown inside the inflator that can cause it to explode with far more force than intended when the airbag deploys. The geographic scope of these filings reflects where that humidity risk is highest, covering vehicles originally sold or registered in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and U.S. territories. The fourth recall is distinct and applies specifically to vehicles where the front passenger airbag assembly was already replaced under a prior recall. In that case, earlier repair attempts did not fully resolve the problem: the replacement airbag may not unfold correctly during inflation in high-temperature conditions, leaving the bag partially or improperly deployed in a crash and reducing the protection it provides to the front passenger.