17 of the 321 complaints about the 1996 Toyota Tacoma are about the airbag system — 5% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 131,243 miles.
17
Complaints
13
Crashes
0
Fires
9
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL CONTACTED DEALER WHO VERIFIED AIRBAG RECALL, PUT ME ON LIST DUE TO BACK ORDER STILL WAITING HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LIMP HOME THROTTLE SETTING ACTIVATING WHILE IN MOTION. SO FAR HAS ONLY BEEN WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF START UP BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO A COLD ENGINE. REQUIRES STOP AND RESTART TO RESET.
NHTSA complaint #10865069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE.
NHTSA complaint #10076129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED AND HAS NEVER NEEDED TO. IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL BY TOYOTA? AS THE FEDS REQUIRE THIS SYSTEM, SHOULDN'T I RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM THEM. OR, CAN I HAVE THE AIRBAG DISENGAGED COMPLETELY? THANKS, JOHN M. PEEPLES.
NHTSA complaint #740971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING FROM A SIDE STREET, HE COULD NOT AVOID AVOID CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND HE HIT HER HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS NECKAND BACK.
NHTSA complaint #871185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND PULLED OVER, HAD NO STEERING. ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY ORDERED A BOLT WHICH THEY PUT IT ON. DEALER SAID SINCE STEERING WAS TURNED AROUND THREE TIMES, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AIRBAG.
NHTSA complaint #860716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 AT 70MPH, TRAVELLING NORTH BOUND WHILE RAINING HARD, ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE HYDROPLANED, TURNED INTO CONSUMER'S LANE SIDEWAYS, AND T-BONED HER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #857982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER, OFF THE ROAD. BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AS A RESULT DRIVER SUSTAINED A FATAL INJURY AND DIED.
NHTSA complaint #855946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO CONSUMER. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). (MJS)
NHTSA complaint #524882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #702213 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN A VEHICLE IN THE REAR STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MFR NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #831996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AFTER AN FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #524882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #809993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #808362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (45) MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #809697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, CONSUMER DRIVING ABOUT 4 MPH HIT FROM FROM THE SIDE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND DRIVER RECEIVED THIRD DEGREE BURNS. . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #803178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN FRONT END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #508558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A FRONT RIGHT IMPACT ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 25 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #802387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.