Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
AIR BAGS
TSB-0122-1109/06/201110042555Toyota: information provided for replacing the seat covers for vehicles equipped with side airbags. *pe12/16/2011

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
AIR BAGS
10/05/2009900001
 I was traveling on a highway to work and it had been raining when i pressed my brakes to stop ( i barely pressed them) and my brakes locked and i couldn't stop. i tried to press a couple of times and even pumped them. i tried to get onto the shoulder and my steering locked. i was traveling 55 mph before i tried stopping, and was never able to stop, and when i hit the car in front of me my airbags never deployed. my front end was smashed end and my vehicle was totaled. the lady i hit had just a dent in her bumper. i didn't have major injuries but i had some bruising and a knot on my knee. i never went get checked out but i still have pain sometimes in my neck and back. the police did file a report and even though the lady i hit told the officer that i wasn't close to her and had plenty enough time to stop he gave me a ticket for following too close. it took me way longer than 4 seconds to hit her. *tr
1
 Consumer states while driving 40 mph vehicle was involved in a head on collision, and the air bags not to deploy.*jb
AIR BAGS - FRONTAL
05/25/2007122001
 I was driving home one night, i was driving a 2001 toyota rav 4. ai was in the right hand lane, a deer ran in front of me, i swerved to the right and missed the deer, however i hit a guardrail on the right side, overcompenciated across road straight up a bank, approx 20 ft. the acr turned to the right and rolled over twice down the bank. since the air bags did not deploy, i suffered a deep laceration to right side of head and the gear shift fractured 4-7 ribs. there was a police officer nearby who saw the whole thing, he stated he clocked me at 35mph, and stated also in the police report the airbags did not deploy. if you can help me in this matter i would be very grateful. respectfully--billy jack harrell *tr
01/02/20041
 Frontal crash traveling at approximately 35-40 mph. airbags did not deploy. *cb
08/26/20031
 While driving at 30 mph consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. upon impact, driver side air bag did not deploy.*ak
07/29/2003102/01/2001
 The customer stated that the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision in which the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt did not properly restrain the driver. the driver hit his head on the steering wheel and sustained multiple injuries. *ak *scc *nlm
06/30/2002
 Consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with another vehicle, and both frontal airbags did not deploy. vehicle was travelling between 30-40mph. consumer stated that owner's manual clearly stated that airbags should deploy at 15mph in a frontal collision.*ak
01/15/2002
 Was driving down a hill when the vehicle swerved and jumped side walk. vehicle hit concrete wall and airbags didnot deploy. dealer contacted. *ak
05/12/20011
 Consumer started vehicle up and airbags deployed. vehicle had been sitting all night. door automatically locked once vehicle had started up. consumer was pinned to seat and couldn't get out for a few seconds. dealer inspected airbags and couldn't find a problem. an airbag specialist looked at vehicle to determine fault. *ak *slc