NHTSA 26V203000Manufacturer no. 26TB08 / 26TA08
Back Over Prevention › Warnings › External/Pedestrian Alert
- Report received by NHTSA
- March 31, 2026
- Owner notification
- August 27, 2026
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 73,528 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross
- May 4, 2023 – August 8, 2025
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- COROLLA CROSS HYBRID
Defect summary
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."
Safety risk
Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of a reversing vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
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.
Source: NHTSA recall 26V203000, filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov