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Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid Vehicles

Corolla Cross Hybrid vehicles may fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when reversing, increasing the risk of injury.

Summary by Recall Canary from the NHTSA notice

What happened

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling certain 2023-2025 Corolla Cross Hybrid vehicles. The vehicles may fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when in reverse, failing to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles." Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of a reversing vehicle, increasing the risk of injury. The recall affects 73,528 vehicles nationwide.

The issue was reported to NHTSA on March 31, 2026. Dealers will update the software for the pedestrian warning sounds, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 1, 2026. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB08 and 26TA08.

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What to do

If you own a vehicle in this recall:

  1. Check your VIN (vehicle identification number) at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
  2. Dealers will update the software for the pedestrian warning sounds, free of charge.
  3. You may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
  4. Look for the owner letter. Owner letters were mailed September 1, 2026.

What you get Free repair

Full text from NHTSA

Dealers will update the software for the pedestrian warning sounds, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 1, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB08 and 26TA08.

Is your Toyota affected?

These models and years may be affected.

  • Corolla Cross Hybrid, model years 2023 to 2025

Your VIN confirms it. Find the 17-character VIN on the driver's side of the dashboard or on your registration card.

Check your VIN on nhtsa.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recall details

Reported to NHTSA
Sold in
Nationwide
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Component
Backup camera defect
Campaign
26V203000
Vehicles affected
73,528
Repair cost
Free of charge
Manufacturer phone
1-800-331-4331

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Timeline

  1. Reported to NHTSA

  2. Listed on Recall Canary

  3. Summary updated

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Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 2, 2026 · primary source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (opens in a new tab)