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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Toyota Yaris Recalls

The 2010 Toyota Yaris has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Toyota Yaris. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
9

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
90

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
12

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 Toyota Yaris, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

9 recalls on the 2010 Toyota Yaris

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 2007–2009, 2011–2012 Yaris, 11 other models

19V741000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009 Yaris, 9 other models

18V024000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V025000
Reported
January 9, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 116,126
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2011–2012 Yaris, 1 other model

18V025000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2009, 2011 Yaris, 9 other models

16V340000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2009 Yaris, 11 other models

15V689000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2009 Yaris, 5 other models

14V168000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats

Campaign
14V169000
Reported
April 9, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 472,388
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2006–2009 Yaris, 1 other model

14V169000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2008–2009 Yaris, 18 other models

10V035000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2007–2009 Yaris, 17 other models

10V036000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Toyota Yaris complaints by year

NHTSA has received 90 owner complaints about the 2010 Toyota Yaris, the newest on November 29, 2024. Of these, 12 describe a crash (13%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.

In complaints about the 2010 Toyota Yaris, the component group named most often is the air bags (50%), followed by the seats (9%) and the electrical system (8%).

5 of the 2010 Toyota Yaris's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2010 Toyota Yaris owners gave the mileage (42 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags45
  • Seats8
  • Electrical System7
  • Visibility/Wiper7
  • Steering6
  • Vehicle Speed Control6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Toyota Yaris received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20091
201013
20114
20125
20132
201411
20156
201620
201715
20185
20193
20202
20211
20242

Complaints about the 2010 Toyota Yaris peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 20. 28% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Toyota Yaris drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Toyota Yaris year in the same window: 4th highest of the 6 ranked years.

That makes 2010 one of the three best-measured Toyota Yaris years.

Toyota Yaris years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 90 complaints about the 2010 Toyota Yaris are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Yaris by model year

Other 2010 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: November 29, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted