The 1997 Toyota Corolla has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 61,202 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 149 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
IF THE AIR BAG COMPUTER IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A MECHANICAL SHOCK (I.E., RAPIDLY MOVING THE FRONT SEAT BACK AGAINST THE STOPS OR A SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE) WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY.
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURY.
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE AIR BAG COMPUTER.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Driver side door will not open manually to repair malfunctioning electric door lock”
“I was scanning my vehicle with an obd2 scanner and learned that my car, which I'm not the original owner, has had recalls and I don't know if they've been rectified. Attached are screenshots of the recall information. The first one has me more worried than the other....inadvertent deployment of…”
“I was scanning my vehicle with an obd2 scanner and learned that my car, which I'm not the original owner, has had recalls and I don't know if they've been rectified. Attached are screenshots of the recall information. The first one has me more worried than the other....inadvertent deployment of…”
“On march 23, 2013, I purchased four new cooper tires from sears auto center in lima, ohio, for my 1997 toyota corolla. The specific tires installed were cooper response touring m+s 175/65r14, dot u9ex lrc 4110, a08. Since that time, I have driven less than 30,000 miles on the tires and maintained…”
“On march 23, 2013, I purchased four new cooper tires from sears auto center in lima, ohio, for my 1997 toyota corolla. The specific tires installed were cooper response touring m+s 175/65r14, dot u9ex lrc 4110, a08. Since that time, I have driven less than 30,000 miles on the tires and maintained…”
“On march 23, 2013, I purchased four new cooper tires from sears auto center in lima, ohio, for my 1997 toyota corolla. The specific tires installed were cooper response touring m+s 175/65r14, dot u9ex lrc 4110, a08. Since that time, I have driven less than 30,000 miles on the tires and maintained…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1997 toyota corolla equipped with cooper response touring tires, size: 175/65/r14. While driving 65 mph, the contact felt a vibration coming from the steering wheel and the front passenger side tire blew out. In addition, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The…”
“My driver side seat belt will not come out. I have actually had this problem before and got it fixed about a year or two ago. I paid over 300.00 for a mechanic shop to completely replace my seat belt. Now it is happening again to the replacement seat belt. I really don't think it should be my…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1997 Toyota Corolla as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.