Tl* the contact owns a 1996 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into both the drivers side front and rear door while driving 40 MPH. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and the contact sustained whiplash. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was notified of the crash. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.
1996 Toyota Camry: airbags did not deploy in a crash
18 of the 416 complaints about the 1996 Toyota Camry describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 18
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 117,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1996 toyota camry. While driving down a hill at 15 MPH, the vehicle starting accelerating without warning. The vehicle reached speeds of 60-80 MPH while running two stop signs. He had to crash into a tree and another vehicle to stop the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. He suffered injuries to the right arm. He contacted the manufacturer in reference to recall # 96e001000 (rostra precision controls). He was advised that the recall only applied to six cylinder vehicles. The current and failure mileages were 200,500. Updated 01/12/10. *lj the consumer stated 2 nights before the accident, the cruise control came on and then went off. Updated 01/13/10.
1996 toyota camry. My son was involved in a 5 MPH accident. There was no damage to the car he rear ended, yet the toyota was totaled and air bags did not deploy. Upon research on this site, toyota camry 1996 has a enormous amount of airbags that do not deploy. My son hit the steering wheel and was transported to hospital.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 toyota camry. While driving 45 MPH, the contact was involved in a crash and rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. Both passengers were wearing their seat belts, but one was injured and transported to the hospital. The vehicle was severely damaged, but could still be driven. The contact has pictures. The current and failure mileages were 150,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 toyota camry. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle, which caused her to rear end another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The federal safety agency recall # 96e001000 (vehicle speed control) was found. The mechanic has not inspected the vehicle to determine the cause of failure. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 100,000. Updated 02-01-08.
Air bags failed to deploy with head on collision with pine tree,my son was driving between 35-40 MPH. He had a slight concussion,and neck was sore for couple days, he was wearing seat belts.
During an accident on 10/15/01 my driver side seat broke and my airbag did not deploy.
Airbags did not deploy while crashing frontend of car at the speed of 35 MPH into another vehicle's driver's side door. Driver injured neck & passenger injured knees!
Vehicle involved in a frontal collision with another vehicle at 30-35 MPH impact and both air bags did not deploy. Dealer / manufacturer were not notified at this time. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collsion, and airbags did not deploy. The dealer and manufacturer will be notified.
Consumer was driving approximately 40-45mph when a vehicle pulled in front at 1-2 MPH, causing consumer to rearend vehicle in front . With $3,700 in damage, the air bags did not deploy, consumer was injured.
While driving the vehicle at 20 MPH the vehicle had a frontal impact in which the driver's and passenger's airbag did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this accident.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Toyota Camry no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1996 Toyota Camry?
18 of 416 owner complaints about the 1996 Toyota Camry (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Toyota Camry?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Toyota Camry
Stalling 22Sudden acceleration 19Engine failure 14Grinding brakes 13Door locks 13Adaptive cruise 12Brake failure 12Tire blowout 9Fire or smoke 8Seat belt 8Coil spring 7Check engine light 6Pulling 6
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