Toyota is recalling roughly 1 million vehicles within the U.S. as a result of the entrance passenger air luggage could not deploy correctly in a crash, posing further danger of damage to riders, the automotive maker stated Wednesday.

A possible defect within the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensors within the entrance passenger seat of affected automobiles may trigger a brief circuit, Toyota stated in a discover posted on its web site. Because of this, the air bag system could 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 automobiles without spending a dime and exchange OCS sensors if needed for free of charge to car house owners, the recall discover states. Toyota stated it would notify house owners of all automobiles concerned within the recall by the center of February 2024.

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

For extra info on Toyota automobiles, prospects can contact the Toyota Model Engagement Heart at (800) 331-4331. Addition info for Lexus automobiles is obtainable by calling the Lexus Model Engagement Heart at (800) 255-3987.

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

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 automobiles’ entrance decrease bumper covers. Even a minor crash may trigger the bumper cowl meeting to fall off, a possible hazard to drivers, the corporate stated.

—The Related Press contributed to this report.