Missing Aim Markings on Headlight Assembly/FMVSS 108

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2026 Corolla vehicles. The front headlights may have missing headlight aim markings, which can result in improperly aimed headlights during service. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Risk / consequence

Incorrectly aimed headlights can reduce driver visibility or create a glare for oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace both front headlight assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 20, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 26TA05.

Chronology of events

1. November 2025

   In November 2025, during a vehicle audit the vehicle manufacturing plant observed that a vehicle’s headlamps were missing the optical axis marking. Toyota identified that the supplier recently underwent a tooling change and the new tooling was missing the optical axis marking. Toyota issued a vehicle hold and repair activity at vehicle processing facilities for vehicles which may have been equipped with headlamps produced with this tooling. Toyota identified certain vehicles had flowed out of the vehicle processing facilities to the market. Based on this information, Toyota determined on February 19, 2026 that the vehicles identified in Section 3 above were sold with headlamp assemblies that may not meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 108, paragraph S10.18.5.1.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

Feb 25, 2026 - Feb 25, 2026 No Dealers

Owner notification

Apr 12, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 Phased Recall