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 | |||
| 12/18/2010 | 1 | ||
| When 2001 toyota highlander is started when cold, below 30 degrees f, air bag light blinks until 1) car warms up 2) car is restarted. i have been told by dealer that when light is blinking, air bags are inoperable. ordinarily this car is kept in a garage so it is not very often started when below 30 f. i believe this problem has been with the car since new. i believe this problem is on many other toyota highlanders of this era because a google search for toyota highlander air bag light blinks cold weather brings up discussions of people talking about this problem for the first generation highlanders 2001 - 2007. | |||
| 04/05/2007 | 1 | ||
| Shirene duhaney june 13, 2008 attn: recalls/complaints & investigations dear sir/madam: i am writing because i need assistance with a dangerous matter. my vehicle is a 2001 toyota highlander. i have contacted & visited the dealer. i have had an attorney write toyota motor sales usa, inc. and no resolve. i have pictures if you | |||
| Consumer states while traveling 2-3 mph and applying the brakes vehicle went into extended stopping distance, running into garage door. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 10000 | ||
| I was in a car accident in august 2010 in my toyota highlander. the airbags did not deploy on impact even though i was going 45-50 mph. my seat belt did not restrain me from hitting my steering wheel was a hard impact to my chest. i sent pics to toyota and spoke to them several times about my complaint of the failing airbags and seatbelt. they said that the car did what it was designed to do on impact and therefore i had no complaint. my car was totaled in the collision. | |||
| 06/29/2003 | 1 | ||
| Driver was hit on left front side of vehicle by oncoming car in excess of 40 mph and airbags did not deply.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states while traveling 10 mph rear ended another vehicle, and air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 12/22/2001 | |||
| While at a stop another vehicle traveling about 45 mph, hit consumer's vehicle in the rear. impact forced consumer into a ditch. vehicle was totalled. upon impact, airbags failed to deploy, and driver sustained some injuries.*ak | |||