2009 Toyota Yaris Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 11%of 92 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the seats of the 2009 Toyota Yaris, 11% of the 92 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Received interim notice of urgent recall for driver side seat rails. Several months later received notice that fix was ready and we should contact dealer for repairs. We have been told several times since then that parts are not available and we will be notified when repairs are possible. We have no idea when urgent repairs will be performed.”
NHTSA complaint #10632578, filed 2014-09, 12,000 miles“We are a small nonprofit that receives car donations and refurbishes them for low income individuals and families. We received this 2009 Toyota Yaris as a donation with about 173k miles on it. When we received it we noticed that the driver's seat seatback was torn in two vertical spots. We thought this to be the result of the previous owner being overweight. Upon closer inspection we found that the two steel vertical supports for the seatback were razor sharp and were cutting their way through the foam of the seat and the fabric. …”
NHTSA complaint #11102127, filed 2018-06, 172,000 miles“Our one-car family has been very burdened by this recall for many months because the current solution is to not have anyone sitting in the passenger seat. This is already a small car and we have lost one seat due to this issue. If Toyota cannot come up with a solution in a reasonable time frame, they should compensate owners of this car for loss of front seat passenger use.”
NHTSA complaint #10919702, filed 2016-10“Takata recall notice was sent. When I tried to contact a dealership there was no local dealership on hawaii to correct the issue. I would like this issue fixed due to the takata recall but not have to send my vehicle to the continental us due to this issue not being my fault.”
NHTSA complaint #11043773, filed 2017-11“Hello, I purchased a new Yaris from Toyota knoxville, tn. My car has two recall notices. Whenever I call the service department for the recall service, they are like the parts are not available or they do not time to attend to it . I guess they are not at all interested in attending to it. Can you please help.”
NHTSA complaint #10667584, filed 2014-12Related recalls
- 14V169000Apr 9, 2014Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 22, 2005, through May 12, 2010, and 2008-2010 Scion xD vehicles…Covers: Toyota Yaris 2006–2010, Scion XD 2008–2010
Related service bulletins
- 10132055Nov 4, 2013Beginning in 1998, Toyota introduced side airbags as optional equipment. Toyota does NOT recommend replacement of original seat covers with non-Toyota leather or other seat cover…
- 10042555Sep 6, 2011Toyota: information provided for replacing the seat covers for vehicles equipped with side airbags.
Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Toyota Yaris
44 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Toyota Yaris
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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