Rotted out rear end

[Billiam]

As some of you know....the Yaris is susceptible to severe corrosion where the rear trailing arms and beam are welded. This can eventually lead to complete failure and collapse of the rear suspension. Thankfully I notice the severe lean-in of the left rear tire on my daughter's '10 Liftback before something potentially tragic happened.

Forget finding a new one. There are none in The States. In fact, there's a national back order. I was able to locate 4 rear ends from various salvage yards. Unfortunately they were rotted out as well.

After crossing referencing the OEM part number I realized the same rear end is also used in the Prius C and the Scion xD. I was able to expand my search now. I got lucky and found a clean xD axle from a more southern state, with little to no corrosion.

She's now back on the road now. Just thought I would pass this info along in case it's not well known.