Toyota is recalling roughly 1 million automobiles within the U.S. as a result of the entrance passenger air baggage might not deploy correctly in a crash, posing further danger of damage to riders, the automobile maker mentioned Wednesday.

A possible defect within the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensors within the entrance passenger seat of affected autos might trigger a brief circuit, Toyota mentioned in a discover posted on its web site. Because of this, the air bag system might not correctly detect the passenger’s presence and weight, and fail to deploy as designed.

The recall impacts the next 2020-2022 Toyota and Lexus fashions:

Toyota

• Avalon, Avalon Hybrid — 2020-2021
• Camry, Camry Hybrid — 2020-2021
• Corolla — 2020-2021
• Highlander, Highlander Hybrid — 2020-2021
• RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid — 2020-2021
• Sienna Hybrid — 2021

Lexus

• ES250 — 2021
• ES300H — 2020-2022
• ES350 — 2020-2021
• RX350 — 2020-2021
• RX450H — 2020-2021

As a treatment, Toyota and Lexus sellers will examine affected autos at no cost and change OCS sensors if essential for gratis to automobile homeowners, the recall discover states. Toyota mentioned it’s going to notify homeowners of all autos concerned within the recall by the center of February 2024.

To see in case your automobile is a part of the security recall, enter your Automobile Identification Quantity (VIN) or license plate info at Toyota.com/recall or nhtsa.gov/recollects.

For added info on Toyota autos, prospects can contact the Toyota Model Engagement Middle at (800) 331-4331. Addition info for Lexus autos is offered by calling the Lexus Model Engagement Middle at (800) 255-3987.

It’s the third main recall for Toyota in latest months. In November, the corporate recalled 1.9 million RAV4 sport utility autos within the U.S. as a result of the batteries can shift throughout sharp turns and probably trigger a hearth.

Toyota on Oct. 26 additionally recalled roughly 751,000 Toyota Highlander SUVs within the U.S. to repair an issue with the tabs that safe the autos’ entrance decrease bumper covers. Even a minor crash might trigger the bumper cowl meeting to fall off, a possible hazard to drivers, the corporate mentioned.

—The Related Press contributed to this report.