2012 Toyota Yaris air bags problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2012 Toyota Yaris — 51% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving a 2012 yaris when I was in an accident that totaled the vehicles. I was hospitalized for 3 weeks which I believe the airbags had played a major role in the seriousness of the injuries I sustained but not sure how to prove that they failed to protect me and possible they made things…”
filed May 2, 2022
“On my way home, a 70's truck hit my left side, the airbag came out blind me and made lost control of the vehicule. Is a miracle that im alive. Happened at pr132 km0.4 guayanilla pr 00656.”
filed Jul 6, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously…Campaign 19V741000 · Oct 17, 2019
- On January 9, 2018, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified NHTSA that…Campaign 18V025000 · Jan 9, 2018
- Air BagsCampaign 17V006000 · Jan 9, 2017
Air Bags problems in other Yaris years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Yaris | 21 | 84% |
| 2010 Yaris | 45 | 50% |
| 2009 Yaris | 44 | 48% |
| 2008 Yaris | 107 | 49% |
| 2007 Yaris | 112 | 43% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Toyota Yaris
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.