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 | |
| 4455 | 12/17/2004 | 10016092 | Supplemental restraint system repair manual correction for the 2001 tacoma. 00400-rm835-u1. *tt | 08/19/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 04/26/2004 | 61400 | 0 | 01/06/2001 |
| The driver's and passenger's side airbags failed to deploy during a collision where i was struck while driving. in addition to this accident i was also given a ticket in which the state trooper stated that the accident would not have occurred if the tires were not bad. tacoma toyota double cab truck, year 2001. i hydroplaned crossing the median in which an on-coming vehicle struck my vehicle. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 12/19/2010 | |||
| Vehicle left roadway and struck object head-on. airbags did not deploy, even though the impact was direct and with enough force to cause vehicle to flip end over end several times. vehicle was totaled. | |||
| 01/19/2005 | 43000 | 1 | 12/17/2001 |
| I rear-ended someone doing 30 mph and my air bags did not deploy and i feel this is a safety issue. *jb | |||
| 10/05/2003 | 35000 | 1 | |
| The driver's and passenger's side airbags failed to deploy during a front end collision that occurred while i was driving approximately 30-35 mph. my 2001 toyota tacoma double cab pickup struck the other vehicle sustaining severe front end damage. *la | |||
| 09/08/2003 | 40000 | 1 | 03/30/2001 |
| While driving 40 mph the driver t-boned a vehicle that ran a red light. the vehicles driver and passenger air bags did not deploy on impact. the consumer sustained injuries to the neck and back. the vehicle was totaled. *ak *nlm | |||
| 02/04/2003 | |||
| Consumer was hit by another vehicle in the back and neither of the air bags deployed. dealer has been notified. please provide any further information. ph | |||
| 09/30/2002 | 1 | ||
| Passenger side air bag emits acrid/musty like odor when subjected to heat from the sun or after the heater has been run for a while and had a chance to soak the area behind the dash. odor triggers wife's asthma attacks. odor is not coming from heater/ac vents. dt | |||
| 11/20/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving consumer skidded on ice and crashed head-on into a guardrail. vehicle was traveling approximately 30 mph causing over $8000 worth of damage to truck. neither driver or passenger air bags deployed. mr | |||
| 02/23/2001 | 1 | 01/01/2001 | |
| Another vehicle failed to yield right of way and i t-boned them at 30 mph. airbag failed to deploy, and florida highway patrol officer was very concerned, as he felt the air bag should have deployed.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 10/12/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling 55mph on highway and there was a noise located in rear end. dealership replaced rear end. consumer's son was traveling on highway, a deer ran in front of him, he applied brakes and lost control of vehicle/ ran into a tree. vehicle was totaled. dealership was aware of problem. driver's side airbag deployed after he was climbing out of vehicle.*ak | |||