# NHTSA recall 09V031000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 09V031000
- Manufacturer's number: 90C
- Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2009\-01\-29
- Owners notified: 2009\-01\-28
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- Units potentially affected: 134895

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

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 remedy

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.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2006 TOYOTA YARIS. Built 2005\-08\-22 to 2007\-04\-06.
- [2007 TOYOTA YARIS](/makes/toyota/yaris/2007/recalls.md). Built 2005\-08\-22 to 2007\-04\-06.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [00906](/bulletins/10019786.md), 2006-04-27, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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