The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Scion XD | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Toyota Yaris | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scion XD | 2008 | 67 | 5 |
| Scion XD | 2009 | 23 | 6 |
| Scion XD | 2010 | 12 | 4 |
| Toyota Yaris | 2006 | 5 | 5 |
| Toyota Yaris | 2007 | 258 | 10 |
| Toyota Yaris | 2008 | 218 | 10 |
| Toyota Yaris | 2009 | 92 | 10 |
| Toyota Yaris | 2010 | 90 | 9 |
Other seats recalls in 2014
23 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the seats; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
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| 14V756000 26 Nov 2014 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 14V753000 25 Nov 2014 | Aston Martin Lagonda of North America |
| 14V748000 24 Nov 2014 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 14V743000 19 Nov 2014 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 14V721000 10 Nov 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V710000 7 Nov 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014