Driving south on macintosh rd. Tried to avoid hitting a car that made an illegal u-turn in front of me. I ran into the wall hard enough to knock the wall (cement) down. The air bag did not deploy. I received a concussion, and am still having problems with side effects a year later. Accident happened may 12, 2014.
1997 Toyota Tacoma: airbags did not deploy in a crash
5 of the 131 complaints about the 1997 Toyota Tacoma describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Was in a terrible collision and roll over in 1996 toyota tacoma and both the passenger and drivers side airbags did not deploy. I sustain major fractured face resulting in reconstructive surgery and now have neck problems and fibromyalgia.
Consumer had lost control of his vehicle and hit a guardrail at a high speed. Upon the collision, the airbags failed to deploy. *la (lawyer mary speedy hajdu on behalf of consumer kenneth c. Miller)
Consumer was involved in a 50 MPH frontal collision in which the driver's or passenger's air bags did not deploy. The driver of the vehicle sustained fatal injuries. Please give additional information.
Upon impact, during front crash, at approx. 40mph, rear ended vehicle, 12:30 on front bumper, driver's airbag failed to deploy.
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Questions about the 1997 Toyota Tacoma no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 Toyota Tacoma?
5 of 131 owner complaints about the 1997 Toyota Tacoma (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Toyota Tacoma?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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