The 2011 Toyota Matrix has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 4,646,493 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS20V0240002020-01-172,891,976 affected
Defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt…
Consequence
In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between…
AIR BAGS16V3400002016-05-231,754,517 affected
Defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2009-2011 Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix, 2006-2011 Toyota Yaris, Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, Lexus IS250C, Lexus IS350C and Lexus GX460, 2011 Sienna, 2007-2011 Lexus…
Consequence
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy
Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at…
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
10
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints10
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota matrix. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…”
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota matrix. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v006000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota matrix. While the vehicle was stationary, it was involved in a front end collision. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. There was one injury that…”
“Takata recall: in july 2016 I received notice from toyota of passenger air bag recall & told no one can ride in the passenger seat. I have a disabled daughter who cannot sit in the back. I called toyota corp and they arranged with the local dealer to provide me with a rental car. My car has been…”
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota matrix. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). The part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.…”
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota matrix. The contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). However, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.…”
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota matrix. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) and had not received the second notice to determine when the parts may become available to receive the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the…”
“Takata recall- this car has had a recall for the faulty passenger airbag and I use this car for transporting my child. I would like to have this problem fixed as soon as possible as I'm putting my child's safety at risk in its current condition. If toyota can't resolve this in a timely manner I…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
InvestigationEA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 Toyota Matrix as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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