2003 Toyota Matrix: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2003 Toyota Matrix. The campaign is 08V162000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Apr 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear. NHTSA has 268 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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 08V162000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger door glass bolts with newly designed bolts free of charge. The recall began on april 16, 2008 to toyota owners. The recall began on may 21, 2008, for pontiac owners. Owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371 or pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.
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. 662,178 units in total.
08V162000Received . 662,178 units.
Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Toyota is recalling 662,178 my 2003-2004 corolla, corolla matrix and pontiac vibe vehicles equipped with power windows. The driver and front passenger door glass bolts may loosen and come off, causing the door glass to separate from the window regulator. Due to the components becoming loose and possibly rattling, an abnormal noise may be heard from the driver and /or front passenger door when operating the power windows.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The door glass may separate from the window regulator, bind and shatter during operation of the power windows, causing driver distraction and/or injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger door glass bolts with newly designed bolts free of charge. The recall began on april 16, 2008 to toyota owners. The recall began on may 21, 2008, for pontiac owners. Owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371 or pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.
Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 80A 07273. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
268 complaints, 314 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.
- 2003 Toyota Matrix
- All 2003 vehicles
| Component | 2003 Matrix | All 2003 vehicles | Matrix, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 280.3 | 118.5 | 127.3 | 88 |
| Air Bags | 184.7 | 83.7 | 287.6 | 58 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 82.8 | 74.5 | 66.8 | 26 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 66.9 | 41.3 | 102 | 21 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 44.6 | 56.4 | 32.3 | 14 |
| Unknown or Other | 38.2 | 23 | 25.3 | 12 |
| Structure | 38.2 | 64.3 | 26 | 12 |
| Electrical System | 38.2 | 122.8 | 69.6 | 12 |
| Visibility | 28.7 | 38.7 | 26 | 9 |
| Steering | 25.5 | 48.1 | 38.7 | 8 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 27.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 19
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 22
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 Dec 2018
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA08004 | Engineering analysis | SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW SHATTERS | Visibility | 5 Feb 2008 | 1 May 2008 | 08V162000 |
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.
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 2003 Toyota MatrixThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2003 Toyota Matrix: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/matrix/2003/. 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 NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Toyota Matrix?
- 662,178 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 Matrix have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Toyota Matrix, model years 2002 to 2013. 1 of them names the 2003 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Toyota Matrix name most often?
- Power Train: 88 of 314 component mentions, or 280.3 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 118.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Toyota Matrix open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.