Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid (2023-2025): Back over prevention
Recall 26V203000 · Mar 31, 2026 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
73,528
vehicles affected
73,528
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 26V203000
- Date
- Mar 31, 2026
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 73,528
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Back over prevention > Warnings > External/pedestrian alert
- Model years
- 2023-2025
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Corolla Cross Hybrid vehicles. The vehicles may fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
What can happen
Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of a reversing vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota | Corolla Cross Hybrid | 2023-2025 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 26V203000?
1 model: Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid (2023-2025), about 73,528 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 26V203000?
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.
What can happen?
Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of a reversing vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.