Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| TSB-0122-11 | 09/06/2011 | 10042555 | Toyota: information provided for replacing the seat covers for vehicles equipped with side airbags. *pe | 12/16/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 30000 | 1 | |
| Side airbag cover is coming down from front roof support and affecting vision. *tr | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 30000 | ||
| Side airbag cover is coming down from front roof support and affecting vision | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| Arrived at an intersection's light and applied the brakes and car accelerated and crashed into the car which was in front. the air bags failed to deploy as well. the consumer stated when his wife arrived at an intersection, she applied the brakes, but the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the vehicle that was crossing from west to east. while his wife was going from north to south. updated 03/29/10.*jb | |||
| 12/23/2009 | 32000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon. in december 2009, while driving 30 mph on a bridge the vehicle began to fishtail but she was able to control it. the vehicle began to accelerate suddenly and although she depressed the brakes, the vehicle would not slow down until she hit another vehicle while driving approximately 30 mph. the abs and skid assist lights were both illuminated on the dashboard. there were no injuries and a police report was taken. she also stated that the air bags did not deploy. she had not spoken with the manufacturer or the dealer to-date. the current and failure mileages were approximately 32,000. | |||
| 12/06/2008 | 36000 | 1 | |
| 2007 toyota avalon car accident, snow and icy road conditions car skidded off of the road at a t-intersection ending up impacting with a tree with extensive front end damage and air bag deployment failure. driver went forward hitting her forehead on the steering wheel and front passenger being jerked around and injuring her neck and back. both occupants were wearing seat belts. this vehicle is to be brought to the body shop on 12-8-08 and i have notified our toyota dealer in superior wi on 12-6-08 to have an inspection by a toyota representative to find a cause for this deployment failure. *tr | |||
| 10/28/2008 | 20000 | 1 | |
| My husband was involved in an accident on october 28, 2008. the airbag on the steering wheel deployed as did a knee airbag. injuries to his lower legs are extensive and i think these injuries were caused by the explosive force of the knee airbag. his left leg sustained a large laceration about 6 inches long by 4 inches wide. and a large area of tissue damage. the laceration could not be sutured and has remained open for more than two weeks. a very large area of tissue has gangrene because of the extent of the injury. his right lower leg was completely ecchymotic after the accident and there is now a localized area of tissue that needs to be debrided. (it looks like a huge blood blister.) extensive debridement of tissue will be done on both legs next week. for the first day following the accident, we had no idea how his lower legs could have sustained such injuries. shortly after the accident, my husband mentioned that somehow he couldn't step on the brake after feeling the impact of the car that hit him. when i went to view our damaged car i was very surprised to see the air bag that was located at the level of the driver's legs. but it seemed to explain the extensive bilateral lower leg injuries as well as my husband's inability to reach the brake. these injuries have been very debilitating. *tr | |||
| 06/10/2008 | 12000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon. while driving 40 mph, the contact's vehicle was rear ended and destroyed. his vehicle then struck another vehicle on the front end. the air bags failed to deploy. the seat belt did not restrain the driver from being pushed into the steering wheel and injured. the current and failure mileages were 12,000. | |||