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2009 Toyota Yaris air bags problems

44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Toyota Yaris48% of all complaints for this model year.

44
Air Bags complaints
48%
share of all complaints
47,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
16 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle was rear-ended on November 4, 2022. The driver was wearing a seatbelt but the driver airbag did not deploy after being rear-ended. After the accident, the dashboard airbag indicator warning light turned on. The vehicle did not show any airbag issues or warnings prior to the accident. The…

    filed Nov 30, 2022

  • I hit a snow bank left behind by a snowplow going 50 mph and air bags never deployed. Was on a highway, in motion when this occurred.

    filed Feb 26, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Yaris years

YearReportsShare
2012 Yaris1851%
2011 Yaris2184%
2010 Yaris4550%
2008 Yaris10749%
2007 Yaris11243%
Yaris air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.