Owners of certain Toyota Corolla, Avalon, Tacoma, Tundra and Sequoia models have until December 11, 2028 to file claims under a $78.5 million settlement over airbag control units. The deal is no longer in doubt. A court approved it in 2023, and an appeal against that approval was dismissed in December 2025.
The official settlement site, run by Kroll Settlement Administration, says the settlement pays $78.5 million in cash and credits, along with an Extended New Parts Warranty, a loaner vehicle program, an Inspection Program and an Outreach Program. The site says the settlement is now finalized and is being fully implemented.
Which Toyota models and years are covered?
The site lists seven groups of vehicles. They are the 2011 to 2019 Corolla, the 2011 to 2013 Corolla Matrix, the 2012 to 2018 Avalon, the 2013 to 2018 Avalon Hybrid, the 2012 to 2019 Tacoma, the 2012 to 2017 Tundra and the 2012 to 2017 Sequoia.
A model name alone does not settle it, because each line is covered only for the years listed. A 2010 Corolla or a 2018 Tundra falls outside. Owners who are unsure can type a vehicle identification number, the 17-character VIN on the dashboard or the door jamb sticker, into the lookup tool on the settlement site to see whether the vehicle is included.
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How does a claim get filed?
Claims are filed through the “Submit a Claim” option on the settlement site. Paper filers can mail a completed claim form to Toyota Airbag Control Unit Settlement, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration, LLC, P.O. Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391. A paper form must be postmarked no later than the claims deadline of December 11, 2028. The administrator’s phone number is 1-833-747-5737.
The site describes the money side as an out-of-pocket claims process, which means a claim is tied to costs an owner actually had. It does not post a dollar figure per person, so $78.5 million is the size of the total settlement, not an amount any single owner will receive. Anyone who paid for an airbag-related repair should look for the invoice or receipt before starting a claim.
The warranty, loaner vehicle, inspection and outreach programs get only a one-line mention on the site’s front page, with no terms spelled out there. Owners with questions about what those programs cover, or whether a particular repair qualifies, can ask the administrator by phone or by mail before they file.
Why is the claims window so long?
The timeline explains it. The objection and exclusion deadlines both fell on October 20, 2023, and the final approval hearing took place on November 16, 2023. On November 28, 2023, the court issued its Final Order and Final Judgment approving the class action settlement, according to the site.
An appeal followed. It was filed on December 28, 2023 and dismissed on December 11, 2025, which cleared the way for the benefits to be rolled out. The claims deadline falls exactly three years after the dismissal, on December 11, 2028. For owners who already paid for a repair, the long window means there is time to gather paperwork, though a date more than two years away is also easy to forget.
What is left to decide for an owner?
Nothing about the settlement itself is still pending. The remaining question belongs to each owner: whether the vehicle is on the covered list, what repair costs can be documented, and whether the claim is filed online or by mail before the December 11, 2028 postmark date. The settlement site is the place that answers all three.
Filed for your Toyota yet?
A claims deadline in December 2028 is far enough off that the repair invoice, the VIN and the filing date can all go missing before anyone files. Court-approved settlements like this one pay only claims that come in with the right paperwork before the date on the notice.
The Settlement & Refund Recovery System includes a step-by-step filing walkthrough, the four-date rule for reading a settlement notice, and a claim log and payment tracker. The walkthrough is built around the filing steps a settlement site like this one asks for, and the log keeps a vehicle’s VIN, repair dates and claim date in one place.
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
