I got in an accident with a car who ran a stop sign when I didn't have one. I was going approximately 15-20mph and my entire front end collided with their passenger side. My air bags did not go off at all.
2004 Toyota Corolla: airbags did not deploy in a crash
32 of the 477 complaints about the 2004 Toyota Corolla describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 32
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 75,000
- recalls
- 7
Is there a fix? There are 7 recalls and 17 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owned a 2004 toyota corolla. While driving at an unknown speed, the brakes failed when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the contact struck a utility pole. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained minor injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and deemed a total loss. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to call their lawyers. The failure mileage was 184,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2004 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle, struck a guardrail, and crashed into a wall. The air bags did not deploy. The driver and front seat passenger sustained minor injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and was totaled by the insurance adjuster. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v286000 (air bags) and 15v043000 (air bags). The contact was not aware of the recalls. The failure mileage was 117,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact swerved to avoid crashing into the rear of a vehicle. As a result, the contact's vehicle went off the road, traveled down an embankment, flipped over seven times, and ejected the contact from the vehicle. The vehicle landed upright. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage yard. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v285000 (air bags) and 15v043000 (air bags), however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 1/11/2016 *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle making an illegal turn. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts also failed to restrain the contact in the crash. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags). The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the seat belts and passenger's side air bag was replaced, however the failure with the seat belts recurred. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the lower back which required medical attention. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 163,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the contact crashed head on into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle sustained extensive front end damage. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v043000 (air bags) and 15v285000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2004 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v286000 (air bags) after the crash. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. While driving at 20 MPH and making a left turn, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v285000 (air bags) and 15v043000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle was hit from the back by another vehicle causing the contact to crash into the vehicle in front of him. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was repaired and was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure recurred on one other occasion when the contact was hit on the drivers side front. A police report was filed. The contact did not indicate if there were any injuries in both incidents. The vehicle was repaired but was not diagnosed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 MPH, a second vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the vehicle causing significant damage to the front end. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained neck, head and left shoulder injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,000.
Airbags failed to deploy in a accident with hard impact to the front of the car.
Tl* the contacts owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact was driving 25 MPH and crashed against a van that was exiting from a side street. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver and the front passenger sustained concussions from the seat belt and suffered whiplash. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact later received notification of the federal safety agency campaign 13v029000 (air bags: inadvertent air bag deployment) after the crash had occurred. The failure and current mileage was 120,000. ..updated 06/17/13
Service bulletins that may apply
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- Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign
- Revision notice
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- Dealer Letter: Toyota will be sending Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices to remind owners whose vehicles have...
- Region Letter: the federal safety agency and TK Holdings, Inc. (Takata) have requested the support of BMW,...
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑888‑270‑9371 or Lexus customer service at 1‑800‑255‑3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.
Recall number 19V741000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Corolla, 2005-2008 Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. The air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly.
- Risk
- An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly or sub-assembly, free of charge. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑888‑270‑9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1Q and K0Q. Pontiac owners may contact GM customer service at 1‑800‑762‑2737. GM's number for this recall is N192273760.
Recall number 19V627000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑888‑270‑9371, Lexus customer service at 1‑800‑255‑3987 or Pontiac customer service at 1‑800‑762‑2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (Zone C Toyota), JLI (Zone A Lexus), JLJ (Zone B Lexus), and JLK (Zone C Lexus). Note: This recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.
Recall number 18V883000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V‑043 and 15V‑285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑800‑331‑4331. Pontiac owners may call 1‑800‑762‑2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V‑312 in its entirety.
Recall number 15V285000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V‑043 and 15V‑286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑800‑331‑4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1‑800‑762‑2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V‑655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V‑285 which covers all other U.S. states.
Recall number 15V286000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured December 28, 2001, to May 2, 2004, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2002, to April 29, 2004, 2003-2004 Avalon vehicles manufactured June 5, 2002, to December 20, 2004, and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured January 18, 2002, to April 27, 2004. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
- Risk
- Inadvertent deployment of the air bags or the seat belt pretensioners increases the risk of an injury or crash.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the air bag control module, free of charge. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑800‑331‑4331. GM issued an interim notification to owners on March 27, 2015. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Pontiac owners may call 1‑800‑620‑7668. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V‑029 and 14V‑147. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for one of those campaigns need to have the air bag control module replaced under this campaign.
Recall number 15V043000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits are susceptible to internal shorting. The electrical short may create an abnormal current flow and increased heat which can damage the circuits. This could result in an inadvertent deployment of the front airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners.
- Risk
- Inadvertent deployment of the airbags or the seat belt pretensioners may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Toyota will re-notify their owners who have already had their vehicles repaired with a noise filter, but did not receive a new airbag control module, and General Motors will re-notify theirs. Dealers previously installed a supplemental harness containing an electrical filter between the airbag control module and its wire harness, free of charge. Dealers will replace the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2013. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for second notices. For more information, Toyota owners may call 1‑800‑331‑4331 and Pontiac owners may call 1‑800‑620‑7668.
Recall number 13V029000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2004 Toyota Corolla no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2004 Toyota Corolla?
32 of 477 owner complaints about the 2004 Toyota Corolla (7%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Toyota Corolla?
There are 7 recalls and 17 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Toyota Corolla
Airbag light 26Sudden acceleration 25Check engine light 14Stalling 8Won't start 7Adaptive cruise 6Grinding brakes 5Fuel smell 5
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