The 2005 Toyota Corolla has 8 recalls, the most serious being the passenger-side front airbag inflator, which can explode and send metal fragments into the cabin, causing serious injury or death.
The airbag issue spans several related recalls. Multiple filings address the same underlying inflator defect, with vehicles in high-humidity regions such as Florida, the Gulf Coast, Hawaii, and U.S. territories covered by a separate filing reflecting elevated risk in those areas. There is also a recall specifically for vehicles where the passenger airbag was previously replaced under an earlier recall, as that replacement inflator can fail to unfold correctly during deployment, leaving the occupant with reduced protection in a crash.
On the engine side, two recalls address the same issue: the engine control module on 1ZZ-FE two-wheel drive models can develop cracks at solder points on the circuit board, which can trigger various warnings or affect engine operation. One recall applies only to vehicles equipped with aftermarket heated seats, where a damaged copper heating element can short circuit and start a fire.
