NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Toyota Corolla Recalls
The 2009 Toyota Corolla has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Toyota Corolla. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 1,459
- Crashes reported
- 186
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Toyota Corolla, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2009 Toyota Corolla
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V741000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 928,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2008, 2010–2013 Corolla, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V024000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 628,018
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2013 Corolla, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V006000
- Reported
- January 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 577,875
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Corolla, 8 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 16V396000
- Reported
- June 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Corolla, 12 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V340000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,754,517
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Corolla, 9 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V689000
- Reported
- October 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,814,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Corolla, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 14V168000
- Reported
- April 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,486,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Corolla, 5 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 12V491000
- Reported
- October 10, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,519,424
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2010 Corolla, 18 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008, 2010 Corolla, 17 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V023000
- Reported
- January 27, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,126,915
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Corolla, 3 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V017000
- Reported
- January 21, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,230,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Corolla, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 09V338000
- Reported
- August 27, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,705
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Corolla, 1 other model
2009 Toyota Corolla complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,459 owner complaints about the 2009 Toyota Corolla, the newest on April 16, 2024. Of these, 186 describe a crash (13%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 110 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2009 Toyota Corolla, the component group named most often is the air bags (38%), followed by the steering (26%) and the vehicle speed control (14%).
5 of the 2009 Toyota Corolla's 13 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Toyota Corolla owners gave the mileage (839 complaints), the median was 23,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags552
- Steering382
- Vehicle Speed Control197
- Engine91
- Electrical System89
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic70
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 100 | |
| 2010 | 478 | |
| 2011 | 49 | |
| 2012 | 37 | |
| 2013 | 52 | |
| 2014 | 72 | |
| 2015 | 55 | |
| 2016 | 147 | |
| 2017 | 374 | |
| 2018 | 30 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 Toyota Corolla peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 478. 46% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota Corolla drew 10× the complaints of the median Toyota Corolla year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the Toyota Corolla years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,459 complaints about the 2009 Toyota Corolla are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Corolla by model year
Other 2009 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: April 16, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted