2010 Toyota Prius: airbag warning light

Filed Jul 6, 2022 · Airbags · NY

When start the car, passenger side airbag light stays on until shut-off the engine.

Filed Nov 18, 2021 · Airbags · CA

The airbag light on my 2010 Prius intermittently goes on and off. I have brought it to Toyota as well as my mechanic to see if anyone can find the problem. I've been told I need to change the seat and or the weight sensor isn't working. When I looked at the numerous PRius websites this is unbelievably common!

Filed Mar 22, 2021 · Airbags, Seats · 77 miles · KY

My 2010 toyota prius has leather seats and the passenger side light is coming on. According to toyota recall there was a problem with the leather seats and calibration.the sensor on the passenger side is not communicating with the front airbag so when you sit down and buckle in it does not activate the front airbag. A seatbelt and airbag light is constantly on.

Filed Dec 6, 2017 · Airbags, Driver assistance · CT

Airbag light started turning on every so often. After recall work at dealer, it went away, but again now holds constant.

Filed Aug 8, 2017 · Airbags · 156,000 miles · IN

Srs light illuminated. Toyota diagnostic completed at local toyota dealership. Diagnostic indicated failure of spiral cable (clock spring)....similar to other toyota vehicles that are part of a recall. Contacted toyota 1‑800‑331‑4331. Prius is not part of the recall, even though it seems that it has a similar failure. Toyota logged the complaint.

Filed May 4, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · CA

Airbag warning light illuminates. Toyota service techie's diagnostic showed a disconnected spiral cable. Techie explained that the spiral cable has electrical connections to the driver's airbag module and the driver's air bag would not deploy in an accident. He said I should install a new cable spiral assembly kit (aka "clock spring"), part # 8430747020 at a cost of nearly $1000, including over $700 for the part. I did some research. Part # 8430747020 was installed in many toyota vehicles, and has been recalled for the same problem in the corolla, matrix, highlander, tacoma, rav4, and yaris. See safety recall e0m (e1m) april 2015, update 5/12/14. The prius is not mentioned in the recall, although my car has the same exact problem with the identical part, and the toyota service supervisor agrees it is the same problem and part. I explained this to the service technician and supervisor, who called toyota, and toyota offered to cover 50% of the cost of the part, and none of the labor cost. I asked whether they could do the same fix in my car as they do on the recalled vehicles, namely installing part # 04004-07122, and they declined. See technical instructions for safety recall e0m spiral cable replacement. Toyota should be recalling my car and fixing this problem at their expense, not just reducing the cost of the part. Second, they should not be replacing this defective part with the same defective part. They should do a fix that will last. I assume the fix they've done on all other vehicles, with part # 04004-07122, would work for my prius. They refuse. Fyi- the airbag light has been on and off for years, and seen by toyota during that period. This particular problem was diagnosed may 1, 2017. They believe the previous airbag warning lights were unrelated to this particular issue.

Filed Aug 1, 2016 · Airbags · 105,252 miles · MI

Repeated code b1826. Tested wiring to the driver side airbag; found 4 volts on one of the wires diag short to power in the driver side floor wire harness causing the airbag warning light to illuminate and deactivate the airbag system. Wire was chaffed due to movement of drivers seat. This is nearly identical to the gm recall of 2010 chevrolet impala sedans issues july 21, 2016. Gm admits a problem with chaffed wiring, but toyota with nearly an identical problem does not recognize that it has a problem...or pay for the repairs $1482.00. Problem was intermittent for more than 6 months before dealer could solve the problem. Most of that time airbags were inoperative.

Filed Sep 13, 2015 · Airbags · 63,420 miles · TX

The air bag warning light activated and the indication of this light indicates the air bags will not deploy. The toyota dealer has determined that the spiral cable has warn out.

Filed Aug 4, 2015 · Airbags · 42,000 miles · GA

Airbag light turned on and was diagnosed as 'faulty air bag on driver side due to wiring harness issue'. I did not expect to pay for this repair as airbags are federally regulated 'safety' items. Car was just out of warranty. I did make a claim to toyota and part was paid for. However, world toyota in atlanta did charge me $293 for the labor. I would appreciate any information you can offer on this matter.

Filed Mar 2, 2015 · Airbags · 40,000 miles · FL

Prius 2010 airbag warning light come on intermittently.

Filed Apr 12, 2014 · Airbags · 61,000 miles · WA

The SRS warning light (airbag icon) lit up after pulling my 2010 prius out of the driveway on april 4, 2014. We tested whether the seatbelt had anything to do with it, or whether it made a difference if someone was seated in the passenger seat or not. Neither seemed to make any difference. The car was purchased august 1, 2009, and has just over 61000 miles on it. It has not been in any accidents, nor run over anything. There is an umbrella that I store on the floor of the vehicle, close to the driver's seat. Since that time, the light appears intermittently, but when it comes on, it stays on the entire day. Took it to the dealer, but it was not displaying at the time, so they recommended bringing it back when it was showing up more consistently.