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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2018/307
Launched17 December 2018
MakeToyota (Gb) (listed as TOYOTA (GB) PLC)
Manufacturer reference18SMD-104
Vehicles listed398,352

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Yaris99,58824 January 20014 November 2004
Avensis99,58828 January 200321 April 2006
Avensis Verso99,58816 May 200128 July 2005
Corolla99,58829 August 20001 February 2007

Concern

Front passenger air bag inflators containing degraded propellant may result in an inflator rupture

Defect, as DVSA words it

Passenger air bag may cause injury if activated.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Replace affected air bag assembly.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/00376/20 from Germany, 13/03/2020

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (18SMD104), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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