{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 18V685 (J0X): 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v685/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V685 (Toyota): If the air bags do not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Toyota's own number: J0X.",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Avalon, Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Tundra, model years 2018 to 2019. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 4 October 2018. 168,187 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. If this occurs, the ECU may not deploy … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Toyota's own number for this recall: J0X. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V685 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the air bags do not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury in a crash.” 18V685 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Electrical System:Software 4 October 2018 2018-2019 TOYOTA AVALON, TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID, TOYOTA SEQUOIA, TOYOTA TUNDRA If the air bags do not",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:57:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:58:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 18V685 (J0X): 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v685/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}