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DETROIT — Toyota and General Motors are telling the owners of about 61,000 older Corolla, RAV4
The urgent warning Monday covers:
- Certain Corolla compact cars and Matrix hatchbacks from the 2003 and 2004 model years.
- RAV4 small SUVs from 2004 and 2005.
- Also covered are about 11,000 Pontiac Vibes from 2003 and 2004, which are essentially the same as the Matrix and were made at the same California factory.
Most of the vehicles are in the U.S.
“If the airbag deploys, a part inside is more likely to explode and shoot sharp metal fragments, which could cause serious injury or death to the driver or passengers,” Toyota said in a statement.
Owners can go to nhtsa.gov/recalls and enter their 17-digit vehicle identification number to see if their cars are affected. If you’re not the original owner of the vehicle, the manufacturer’s recall letter might not reach you, so be sure to do the VIN check.