# 2008 TOYOTA YARIS — STRUCTURE
> NHTSA complaint `810325` · 2010-08-28 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** YARIS
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STRUCTURE
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA YARIS, I WAS BURNED BY A HOT BEVERAGE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE CUP HOLDER BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE CUP TO BECOME UNSTABLE, SPILLING THE CONTENTS ON MYSELF AND CAR.  THE CUP HOLDERS ARE LOCATED IN A POSITION THAT PUTS FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS AT RISK OF INJURY BECAUSE OF THEIR LOCATION. IN A COLLISION OR ABRUPT STOP, CONSUMERS ARE AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED FOR CHILDREN BECAUSE OF WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL FIX THIS FLAW AND ELIMINATE THIS SAFETY HAZARD FOR CONSUMERS. I RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CONTACTED TOYOTA, YET THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A HAPPY CUSTOMER WITH THE CAR UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. *TR
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