Recall Register

2006 Toyota Yaris: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2006 Toyota Yaris. The newest campaign is 16V340000. NHTSA received the report on 23 May 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 5 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V340000, in the NHTSA record

Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for interim notification for this campaign are G1P (Toyota Zone A), G1R (Toyota Zone B), G2G (Lexus Zone A), and G2H (Lexus Zone B). Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), GLG (Lexus Zone A), and GLH (Lexus Zone B).

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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 5,662,497 units in total.

  • 16V340000Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
  • 15V689000Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls
  • 14V169000Seats
  • 14V168000Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
  • 09V031000Seat Belts / Front / Retractor
  1. 16V340000Received . 1,754,517 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2009-2011 Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix, 2006-2011 Toyota Yaris, Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, Lexus IS250C, Lexus IS350C and Lexus GX460, 2011 Sienna, 2007-2011 Lexus ES350, and 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2007-2008 Toyota Yaris, 2006-2008 Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350 and 2007-2008 Lexus ES350 vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles of these model years and models that were not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for interim notification for this campaign are G1P (Toyota Zone A), G1R (Toyota Zone B), G2G (Lexus Zone A), and G2H (Lexus Zone B). Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), GLG (Lexus Zone A), and GLH (Lexus Zone B).

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number TG1P/G1R L:G2G/G2H. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V689000Received . 1,814,284 units.

    Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Tundra, Sequoia, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and Scion xB, 2008-2011 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2007 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2009 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2006-2011 RAV4, 2006-2010 Yaris, and 2009-2010 Scion xD and Pontiac Vibe vehicles. During the manufacturing of the Power Window Master Switch (PWMS), grease lubricant may have been inconsistently applied to the sliding electrical contacts.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the sliding electrical contacts are not protected by lubricant, debris and moisture that get into the switch may cause a short circuit and the switch assembly may overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the switch, applying a lubricant if no abnormality is found. If abnormality is found, the PWMS circuit board will be replaced, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin December 20, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is C0M.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number C0M. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 14V169000Received . 472,388 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Yaris vehicles manufactured August 22, 2005, through May 12, 2010, and 2008-2010 Scion xD vehicles manufactured April 4, 2007, through May 12, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the springs used for the seat rails on the driver's seat and the seat rails of the front passenger seat of three-door models may break.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the spring breaks, the seat may not lock in position. In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat could move increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat rail, and replace it with a new one, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on July 3, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 14V168000Received . 1,486,413 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 RAV4, 2006-2010 Yaris, 2008-2010 Highlander, and 2009-2010 Tacoma, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and General Motors Pontiac Vibe vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the steering column assembly contains electrical connections to the driver's airbag module housed in a spiral cable assembly, which includes a Flexible Flat Cable (FFC). Due to the shape and location of the FFC's retainer, the FFC could become damaged when the steering wheel is turned.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the FFC is damaged, connectivity to the driver's air bag module could be lost and the air bag deactivated. The failure of the driver's air bag to deploy in the event of a crash that typically necessitates deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify the Toyota vehicle owners, and General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Toyota sent owners an interim notification letter in May 2014 to advise owners of the recall. Toyota will mail owners a second letter when remedy parts are available. General Motors sent Pontiac Vibe owners an Interim letter on June 20, 2014 notifying them that parts are currently unavailable. General Motors sent notices to the Pontiac Vibe owners on September 15, 2014, that a remedy is available. The recall began on October 27, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-762-2737.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 09V031000Received . 134,895 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 90C.

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Complaints by component

5 complaints, 9 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2006 Toyota Yaris: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Air Bags4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Steering1
Wheels1
Service Brakes1
Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Aug 2016

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2006 Toyota Yaris, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2006 Toyota Yaris
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA21002Engineering analysisDesiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module17 Sep 2021Open

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20065
  2. 200710
  3. 200810
  4. 200910
  5. 20109
  6. 20113
  7. 20125
  8. 20131
  9. 20141
  10. 20154
  11. 20162
  12. 20173
  13. 20181
  14. 20193
  15. 20201

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2006 Toyota Yaris: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/yaris/2006/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 Toyota Yaris?
5,662,497 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Yaris have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns for the Toyota Yaris, model years 2006 to 2020. 5 of them name the 2006 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Toyota Yaris name most often?
Air Bags: 4 of 9 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Toyota Yaris open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.