Interior & seats
Filed Jun 15, 2018
WE ARE A SMALL NONPROFIT THAT RECEIVES CAR DONATIONS AND REFURBISHES THEM FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. WE RECEIVED THIS 2009 TOYOTA YARIS AS A DONATION WITH ABOUT 173K MILES ON IT. WHEN WE RECEIVED IT WE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT SEATBACK WAS TORN IN TWO VERTICAL SPOTS. WE THOUGHT THIS TO BE THE RESULT OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER BEING OVERWEIGHT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THE TWO STEEL VERTICAL SUPPORTS FOR THE SEATBACK WERE RAZOR SHARP AND WERE CUTTING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE FOAM OF THE SEAT AND THE FABRIC. IF ALL OF THE YARIS SEATS ARE BUILT THIS WAY THIS WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IN SEVERAL TYPES OF COLLISIONS. IN NORMAL USE A DRIVER WOULD HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS IN THE SEATBACK WAITING TO BE FORCE THROUGH IN A COLLISION.
- NHTSA ID
- 11102127
- Incident
- Jun 11, 2018
- Mileage
- 172,000 mi
AirbagsInterior & seatsSteering
Filed Nov 6, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" NOTICE WAS SENT. WHEN I TRIED TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP THERE WAS NO LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON HAWAII TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE FIXED DUE TO THE "TAKATA RECALL" BUT NOT HAVE TO SEND MY VEHICLE TO THE CONTINENTAL US DUE TO THIS ISSUE NOT BEING MY FAULT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11043773
- Incident
- Nov 6, 2017
AirbagsElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Feb 17, 2017
TAKATA RECALL MY TOYOTA YARIS HAS HAD RECALLS ON: 1) THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR 2) POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH 3) DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY & PASSENGER SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY 4) SAFETY RECALL E0M - REMEDY NOTICE VARIOUS MODELS - SPIRAL CABLE BASICALLY, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IS DAMAGED AND CAN POSSIBLY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS A BOMB, THE WINDOWS CAN CAUSE SMOKE AND FIRE IN MY CAR AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS CAN SNAP OFF THE RAILING CAUSING PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS (WITH NO AIRBAG PROTECTION) IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP - AND WHEN I CALLED TO SCHEDULE THE RECALLS AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WILL TAKE OVER 30 DAYS FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE. WHEN I ASKED WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT DRIVING MY FAMILY AROUND IN MY VEHICLE THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT TOYOTA ONLY "RECOMMENDS" YOU DON'T DRIVE PASSENGERS. IS THIS SERIOUSLY HOW TOYOTA WILL DEAL WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS? MY CAR SHOULD BE COMPLETELY RECALLED WITH THESE SORT OF ISSUES. THESE ARE NOT MINOR ISSUES.
- NHTSA ID
- 10955249
- Incident
- Feb 17, 2017
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Oct 27, 2016
OUR ONE-CAR FAMILY HAS BEEN VERY BURDENED BY THIS RECALL FOR MANY MONTHS BECAUSE THE CURRENT "SOLUTION" IS TO NOT HAVE ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS ALREADY A SMALL CAR AND WE HAVE LOST ONE SEAT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IF TOYOTA CANNOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME, THEY SHOULD COMPENSATE OWNERS OF THIS CAR FOR LOSS OF FRONT SEAT PASSENGER USE.
- NHTSA ID
- 10919702
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2016
AirbagsInterior & seatsVisibility
Filed Aug 30, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V169000 (SEATS), 14V168000 AND 16V340000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V689000 (VISIBILITY). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- NHTSA ID
- 10899653
- Incident
- Aug 19, 2016
Interior & seats
Filed May 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V169000 (SEATS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 10717003
- Incident
- May 3, 2013
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 22, 2014
HELLO, I PURCHASED A NEW YARIS FROM TOYOTA KNOXVILLE, TN. MY CAR HAS TWO RECALL NOTICES. WHENEVER I CALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE RECALL SERVICE, THEY ARE LIKE "THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE" OR "THEY DO NOT TIME TO ATTEND TO IT". I GUESS THEY ARE NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN ATTENDING TO IT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10667584
- Incident
- Dec 22, 2014
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 11, 2014
RECEIVED "INTERIM" NOTICE OF URGENT RECALL FOR DRIVER SIDE SEAT RAILS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER RECEIVED NOTICE THAT "FIX" WAS READY AND WE SHOULD CONTACT DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND WE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN REPAIRS ARE POSSIBLE. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN URGENT REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10632578
- Incident
- Jan 15, 2014
- Mileage
- 12,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FAILED TO ADJUST PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V169000 (SEATS) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10618688
- Incident
- Aug 3, 2014
- Mileage
- 80,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 5, 2014
SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY DRIVERS SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND NO REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR FIX. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10596428
- Incident
- Jun 2, 2014
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed May 15, 2012
I'M WRITING ABOUT TWO DESIGN FLAWS THAT LED TO AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT, AND WHICH COULD HAVE HAD CAUSED EVEN MORE SERIOUS RESULTS. I BELIEVE THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT IS A POORLY DESIGNED INTERIOR TRUNK SAFETY LATCH, AND THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY DESIGN IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, 35 MILES INTO MY TRIP. AS I CHANGED LANES, MY TRUNK POPPED OPEN (IT HAD BEEN LATCHED) AND MY LAPTOP IN ITS COMPUTER CASE JETTISONED OUT OF THE TRUNK AND FLEW ACROSS THE INTERSTATE, CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SWERVE. MY MECHANIC UPON INSPECTING THE TRUNK OBSERVED THE INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE IS DESIGNED SUCH THAT IT 1. DANGLES FREELY IN THE TRUNK SO COULD EASILY GET CAUGHT ON SOMETHING THAT SHIFTED IN THE TRUNK, AND 2. RELEASES WITH ALMOST NO PULL NEEDED. WHAT LIKELY HAPPENED IS THAT THE STRAP OF THE COMPUTER BAG CAUGHT ON AND PULLED THE INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE WHEN I CHANGED LANES. ALTHOUGH THIS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DAMAGE TO ME AND BREACH OF COMPUTER SECURITY, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TO CARS BEHIND ME. HAD THE DRIVER BEHIND ME NOT HONKED HIS HORN AND MOTIONED ME TO PULL OVER, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE TRUNK OF THE YARIS DOESN'T OPEN WIDE ENOUGH TO CATCH MY EYE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND I DID NOT SEE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COME ON: THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY ON THE YARIS, CENTERED RATHER THAN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER, MAKES SEEING THE SIGNALS ON THE DASH DURING DAYTIME DRIVING VERY HARD. ADD TO THAT, THE DOOR AJAR SIGNAL, FAR TO THE LEFT, IS OBSCURED BY THE RIM AROUND THE DISPLAY. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'D HAVE TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT TO NOTICE THAT A DOOR, OR IN THIS CASE THE TRUNK, JUST POPPED OPEN. THE PLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD PANEL IS NOT GREAT IN TERMS OF SAFETY. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO REPORT THESE CONCERNS WITH THE YARIS DESIGN. *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10458534
- Incident
- Apr 25, 2012
- Mileage
- 39,200 mi
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