2009 Scion TC Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 60 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 87,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seat belts of the 2009 Scion TC, 3% of the 60 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 87,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My daughter and son were in an accident as a passenger in a Scion TC 2009 and the car rolled multiple times and both the front and back passenger seat belts unlatched and the passenger curtain airbag did not deploy or inflate. With these defects, my daughters legs were trapped under the car and sustained traumatic bone damage in which her prognosis at this time is unknown. Her left ankle, the talus, fibula, and tibia were crushed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11031640, filed 2017-10, 102,000 miles“After a front end collision with another vehicle, the drivers steering wheel and knee airbags deployed properly. The drivers seat belt tensioned the drivers seatbelt but ignited a fire in drivers side trim behind the door pillar. The fire melted the interior trim panels and surrounding plastic parts.”
NHTSA complaint #11128189, filed 2018-09, 72,000 milesSeat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Scion TC
15 complaintsAir bags
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Scion TC
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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