2009 Toyota Matrix Airbags Problems
NHTSA has 78 owner complaints about airbag problems in the 2009 Toyota Matrix, 41% of all 192 complaints for this model year. That is #2 highest airbag complaint count among 9 Matrix model years. These complaints report 10 crashes and 9 injuries. Median mileage at failure: 42,000 miles.
- Airbags complaints
- 78
- 41% of 192
- Crashes reported
- 10
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 9
- Median mileage
- 42,000 mi
- Related recalls
- 1
When 2009 Toyota Matrix airbag complaints were filed
First complaint Jun 22, 2009, latest May 29, 2019.
Airbags recalls for the 2009 Toyota Matrix
- NHTSA 16V340000May 23, 2016Airbags1,754,517 vehicles
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
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.
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: 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).
Airbags complaints by Matrix model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the 2009 Toyota Matrix have airbag problems?
- NHTSA has 78 owner complaints about the airbag in the 2009 Toyota Matrix, 41% of all complaints for this model year, including 10 that report a crash. Median mileage at failure is 42,000 miles.
- Which Toyota Matrix year has the most airbag complaints?
- The 2005 Toyota Matrix has the most airbag complaints (103), compared with 78 for the 2009.
- Is there a airbag recall for the 2009 Toyota Matrix?
- Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for the 2009 Toyota Matrix concerns the airbag: 16V340000.