2001 Toyota RAV4: airbags did not deploy in a crash

6 of the 309 complaints about the 2001 Toyota RAV4 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year

2025
3
2024
6
2023
4
2022
6
2021
16
2020
5
2019
7
2018
10
2017
11
2016
14
2015
12
2014
8
2013
7
2012
11
2011
7
2010
15
2009
10
2008
10
2007
15
2006
3
2005
7
2004
8
2003
5
2002
16
2001
6
2000
2
1999
6
1998
5
1997
2

What owners say

Filed Feb 23, 2010 · Airbags, Brakes · 90,000 miles · LA · crash

I was traveling on a highway to work and it had been raining when I pressed my brakes to stop ( I barely pressed them) and my brakes locked and I couldn't stop. I tried to press a couple of times and even pumped them. I tried to get onto the shoulder and my steering locked. I was traveling 55 MPH before I tried stopping, and was never able to stop, and when I hit the car in front of me my airbags never deployed. My front end was smashed end and my vehicle was totaled. The lady I hit had just a dent in her bumper. I didn't have major injuries but I had some bruising and a knot on my knee. I never went get checked out but I still have pain sometimes in my neck and back. The police did file a report and even though the lady I hit told the officer that I wasn't close to her and had plenty enough time to stop he gave me a ticket for following too close. It took me way longer than 4 seconds to hit her.

Filed Nov 27, 2007 · Airbags · 12,200 miles · TN · crash · 1 injury

I was driving home one night, I was driving a 2001 toyota rav 4. Ai was in the right hand lane, a deer ran in front of me, I swerved to the right and missed the deer, however I hit a guardrail on the right side, overcompenciated across road straight up a bank, approx 20 ft. The acr turned to the right and rolled over twice down the bank. Since the air bags did not deploy, I suffered a deep laceration to right side of head and the gear shift fractured 4-7 ribs. There was a police officer nearby who saw the whole thing, he stated he clocked me at 35mph, and stated also in the police report the airbags did not deploy. If you can help me in this matter I would be very grateful. Respectfully--billy jack harrell

Filed Jan 17, 2004 · Airbags · MA · crash

Frontal crash traveling at approximately 35-40 MPH. Airbags did not deploy.

Filed Sep 11, 2003 · Airbags · CA · crash

While driving at 30 MPH consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. Upon impact, driver side air bag did not deploy.

Filed Aug 26, 2003 · Airbags, Seat belts · PA · crash · 1 injury

The customer stated that the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision in which the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt did not properly restrain the driver. The driver hit his head on the steering wheel and sustained multiple injuries. *ak *scc

Filed Jul 11, 2002 · Airbags · MO · crash

Consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with another vehicle, and both frontal airbags did not deploy. Vehicle was travelling between 30-40mph. Consumer stated that owner's manual clearly stated that airbags should deploy at 15mph in a frontal collision.