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 | |||
| 10/07/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and hit another vehicle head on. upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. driver sustained injuries, and went to the hospital the next day. the vehicle was towed to a body shop. *ak | |||
| 12/21/2002 | |||
| Consumer called complaining about the air bags on the vehicle. also stated that was involved on a collision where the air bags on the vehicle did not deploy at the time of the impact. dealer was not contacted at the time of this call. ts | |||
| 07/27/2002 | 2 | 10/01/2000 | |
| See pictures at http://www.bickfordpc.com/tundra/pic01.jpg . . . pic17.jpg. i'd like to understand if this is an exception or a design problem. love the truck otherwise and would like to purchase a new one. looking for add'l information toyota is investigating but i have concerns with a company investigating themselves. thanks, scott. *ak | |||
| 02/17/2002 | 1 | 07/29/2002 | |
| Accident occured while driving at 65-70 mph. driver and passengers were injured, the air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not tighten up and locked upon the impact. nlm *slc | |||
| 11/28/2000 | 2 | 09/01/2000 | |
| This truck has defects in the steeing,tires,brakes, airbags,and hadling.at 6244 miles,steer tires were at 6/32(12/32 new)coplained to deler they said normal tire wear,needs rotated! this front end slid, sqeeled,jumps around corners!two eng. tom superitts&lee hammler from k.c. corp. says nothing wrong with truck!there boss steve eisbamrth will now buy me tires but won't admit the is a problem. this offer didn't happen untill i told them i was turing this in to nhtsa, then they wanted to keep me quiet. i am ready to turn this truck back to them because of there bad customer service and bad product. bottom line on safety corners on wet pavement like on patches of ice when i was involved in accident, brakes vibrated, tires slid, and on impact rt. bumper bent in to tire rt. fender creased both air bags did not come out. this truck should go in for further testing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*ak (dot number: ap72ew1123 tiresize: p265/70r16) | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 11/15/2003 | 87729 | 1 | |
| While driving at 35 mph driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a cliff head on. upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. driver and passenger sustained injuries. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer was involved in an accident, and the air bags failed to deploy.*jb | |||
| 07/27/2002 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| Vehicle was involved in an accident in which the air bags experienced non-deployment, one person was injured in the accident. *tt | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 1 | 08/22/2000 | |
| While attempting to maneuver pass a tow truck which was partially blocking the drivers lane of travel, the brakes locked up and the vehicle began to skid forward toward the front portion of the tow truck, the front and center portion of the truck collided with the left front section of the tow truck's bumper, during this accident neither frontal air bag deployed, the driver sustained injuries to his torso and whiplash, the passenger suffered sever abdominal bruising from the seat belt. nlm | |||
| 12/08/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Accelerater went down to the floor as if the cruise control took over, airbags did not deploy on inpact.*ak | |||
| 07/03/2000 | 05/20/2000 | ||
| Consumers vehicle was stolen & in an accident. the vehicle hit a concrete bridge & the airbags didn't deploy. the consumer says the manufacture doesn't seem to be concern about the safety of the vehicle.*ak | |||
| 04/09/2000 | |||
| When truck rear ended a toyota 4 runner it hit a curb and broadsided a ford pickup. upon impact, there was no deployment of driver's side or passenger's side air bags. it's more than likely that the truck will be totalled. please provide any further information. *ak | |||