1997 Toyota Corolla: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Toyota Corolla. The campaign is 97V043001. NHTSA received the report on 20 Mar 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags. NHTSA has 135 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 97V043001, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will repair the air bag computer.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 61,202 units in total.
97V043001Received . 61,202 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will repair the air bag computer.
Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
135 complaints, 149 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1997 Toyota Corolla
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Corolla | All 1997 vehicles | Corolla, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 261.7 | 25.3 | 29.6 | 39 |
| Air Bags | 208.1 | 60.9 | 323.1 | 31 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 60.4 | 43.7 | 79.9 | 9 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 53.7 | 100.8 | 28.5 | 8 |
| Electrical System | 47 | 81.7 | 61.8 | 7 |
| Power Train | 47 | 87.5 | 47.9 | 7 |
| Tires | 47 | 53.9 | 16.6 | 7 |
| Structure | 47 | 40.1 | 32.5 | 7 |
| Steering | 33.6 | 69.9 | 81.9 | 5 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 26.8 | 128.6 | 51.2 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 22
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 21
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 30 Jan 2019
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19692
- 19701
- 19712
- 19730
- 19760
- 19771
- 19781
- 19791
- 19801
- 19810
- 19820
- 19830
- 19842
- 19850
- 19860
- 19870
- 19880
- 19891
- 19900
- 19910
- 19921
- 19932
- 19942
- 19952
- 19960
- 19971
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- 19990
- 20000
- 20010
- 20020
- 20039
- 20049
- 20056
- 20067
- 20076
- 20086
- 200913
- 201017
- 20119
- 20125
- 20135
- 20142
- 20151
- 20161
- 20173
- 20183
- 20195
- 20203
- 20211
- 20220
- 20233
- 20242
- 20250
- 20261
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1997 Toyota CorollaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Toyota Corolla: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/corolla/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Toyota Corolla?
- 61,202 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Corolla have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 59 recall campaigns for the Toyota Corolla, model years 1969 to 2026. 1 of them names the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Toyota Corolla name most often?
- Seat Belts: 39 of 149 component mentions, or 261.7 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 25.3 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Toyota Corolla open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.