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 | |||
| 05/20/2012 | 105000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 toyota rav4. the contact was driving 60 mph and attempted to avoid a tractor trailer. while switching lanes, the rear of the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle, causing the contact to spin out of control, crash into the tractor trailer and then into the guard rail. the vehicle was destroyed. the air bags did not deploy. each of the three passengers were wearing seat belts however none of them locked on impact, causing injury to each of the three passengers. the vehicle was neither repaired nor inspected for the cause of the air bag failure. the failure and the current mileages were 105,000. kmj | |||
| 05/20/2012 | 105000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 toyota rav4. the contact stated while driving 60 mph the driver attempted to avoid a tractor trailer pulling into traffic from the shoulder of the road. while switching lanes the rear of the contact's vehicle came into contact with another vehicle causing the contact to spin out of control, hit the tractor trailer and then crash into the guard rail. the vehicle was destroyed. no air bags deployed in the vehicle. each of the three passengers were wearing seat belts however none of them locked at impact causing injury to each of them. the failure and current mileages were 105,000 | |||
| 09/02/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was involved in an accident traveling 45 mph, neither the driver or passenger airbags deployed, both driver and passenger were injured in accident, vehicle was considered a complete loss. *slc | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 11/20/2000 | |||
| While driving 30-35 mph had a frontal impact with a another vehicle, and driver's/passenger's airbags did not deploy. this did not protect occupants in this crash. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 08/27/2000 | |||
| Vehicle went down into an embankment, hit several large wooden poles, and both air bags did not deploy. dealer/manufacturer were not notified at this time. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 05/03/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was turning into a driveway at about 25 mph when and hit a tree on driver's side front. upon impact, airbags deployed and broke consumer's forearm. consumer felt that airbags should not have deployed at that speed.*ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | |||
| Consumer was traveling about 40mph and hit another vehicle head on. upon impact, airbags didn't deploy. automobile repair shop determined that the sensor was scratched. district manager kept making unscheduled visits. *ak | |||
| 09/16/1999 | 2 | 12/01/1997 | |
| Vehicle rear ended another vehicle at about 40 mph. the driver / passenger side airbags deployed. dealer has not seen vehicle. *yc | |||
| 07/14/1998 | |||
| Consumer was driving approximately 50 miles and was impacted by a head-on collision of a 75 chevrolet nova. the air bag deployed, shredding the steering wheel cover, injuring the driver. the vehicle was totalled during this crash. *ak | |||
| 03/16/1998 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a head-on collision at about 45 mph and the airbag s did not deploy. the manufacturer will be notified. *ak | |||