Toyota Yaris 2012 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Explosion
Toyota is recalling 14,585 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles and 3,347 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles due to potential air bag inflator explosions causing serious injury or death.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Toyota is recalling 14,585 model year 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles and 3,347 model year 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles because air bag inflators may explode during deployment, causing serious injury or death. This recall also includes 98,194 model year 2003-2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles that previously had a similar air bag fix. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1252110-toyota-yaris-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1252110-toyota-yaris-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury · Updated October 6, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #18V025000
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“Toyota Yaris 2012 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Explosion.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1252110-toyota-yaris-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury. Based on NHTSA recall #18V025000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=18V025000).
Why it’s dangerous
The air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes. This explosion can cause sharp metal fragments to strike the driver or passengers, potentially causing serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2010-2012 Toyota Yaris vehicles and 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles in the listed states are affected. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles are at risk if the air bag inflator explodes during a crash.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your vehicle has a Toyota Yaris (2010-2012) or Pontiac Vibe (2010) with the recall numbers G0R, H0A, J0A, or the Corolla Matrix (2003-2008) that previously received a similar air bag fix.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Toyota Customer Service
Call 1-800-331-4331 to confirm your vehicle is affected and schedule a free air bag assembly replacement.
Get Air Bag Replacement
Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies with a safer inflator at no cost.
What NHTSA says to do
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are G0R (Zone B), and H0A (Zone C), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A), J0A (Matrix Zone A).
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 7 months.
- Recall began
- NHTSA received the defect report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #18V025000 (September 1, 2018)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 6, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.