NHTSA Campaign 09V031000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 09V031000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: retractor. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V031000 with NHTSA on January 29, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V031000, NHTSA lists up to 134,895 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 22, 2005 and April 6, 2007.
The 09V031000 report reached NHTSA 22 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V031000 were scheduled from January 28, 2009.
09V031000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 09V031000 covers have filed at least 20 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V031000 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota Yaris has the most (20).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V031000 ranks 25 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V031000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 09V031000 was 08V181000, reported on April 18, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING 134,895 MY 2006-2007 YARIS VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO BE ACTIVATED IN RESPONSE TO A SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT. WHEN THE SENSOR DETECTS A SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT, THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE QUICKLY DRAWN BACK BY THE RETRACTORS SO THAT THE BELTS SNUGLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS. THE INVOLVED VEHICLES CONTAIN A CENTER PILLAR SOUND INSULATOR LOCATED UNDERNEATH EACH FRONT SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT, THE GAS GENERATED MAY AFFECT THE SOUND INSULATORS. IN THE WORST CASE, IF THE SOUND INSULATORS IGNITE, THIS CONDITION WILL RESULT IN A POST-COLLISION FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE MODIFICATION WILL ENTAIL REMOVAL OF THE SMALL URETHANE CENTER PILLAR SOUND INSULATORS (SPONGE) UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 90C.
Reported January 29, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V031000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V031000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 29, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted