NHTSA campaign 18V685000 · Toyota campaign J0X
Toyota Recall 18V-685: Air Bags May Not Deploy as Intended/FMVSS 208, 214
NHTSA recall 18V685000 (Toyota campaign J0X) was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on October 4, 2018, with 168,187 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Tundra, Toyota Avalon and more for model years 2018–2019. Owners were notified on October 26, 2018, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 18V685000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V685000 (also written 18V-685 or 18V685)
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Toyota campaign number
- J0X
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 168,187 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Software
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
Repair completion: 94.34% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V685000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Toyota
Toyota Avalon
- 2019 · Vehicles built April 20, 2018 – September 26, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Toyota Avalon Hybrid
- 2019 · Vehicles built April 20, 2018 – September 26, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Toyota Sequoia
Toyota Tundra
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V685000.
Defect description
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 the airbags as intended, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 214, "Side Impact Protection."
Safety consequence
If the air bags do not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0X. Note: 18V-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also includes the updates to the software for 18V-122.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V685000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.