I had an accident over a year ago and the airbags did not deploy then I ask the guy that fixed it told me that it didn't have the sensor on the front of my truck, and I wonder why. Now I realized the never saw that sensor on my truck, and want to know what is happening with my truck if other vehicles are involved in the same situation. Sincerely: [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
1998 Toyota Tacoma: airbags did not deploy in a crash
26 of the 300 complaints about the 1998 Toyota Tacoma describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 26
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 200,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 5 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Vehicle was stopped in traffic attempting a left turn. Vehicle was rear ended by a driver not paying attention, sent airborne, flipped several times forward and sideways, then hit a parked car. Air bag never deployed, resulting in major injuries to driver of vehicle.
My truck was traveling in middle lane of interstate when traffic on the right was slowing down to exit and another truck in the lane next to me on the right did not slow down and swerved into the middle lane failing to yield causing my truck to strike his truck causing an accident and totaling my truck. During this accident that crushed the front passenger side of the vehicle the air bags did not deploy.
My wife stopped at the edge of our driveway to let a pedestrian pass and then proceed to enter the driveway by making a right turn. As she accelerated to entered the driveway, the tacoma took off with the engine screaming at a very high RPM and, despite her efforts to stop the truck by pressing hard on the brake, she crashed into the garage and east wall of the house. Despite the enormous damage to the front end of the vehicle, it is a total, I think, the air bags never deployed.obviously the tacoma suffered from the same accelerator problem that has plagued toyota units. My wife, the driver, suffered bruised ribs and a headache. Fire and police responded to emergency call.
My son was in an auto accident. An SUV ran a red light when he had a green light. His truck was smashed in the front and was totaled. The air bag did not deploy. Vehicle was a 1998 toyota tacoma pre-runner. I've heard that the air bag will not deploy at 35 MPH. I don't know if this is true.
While driving 45 MPH vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy. As a result, driver sustained severe upper body injuries, and was hospitalized for two days. Vehicle was totaled.
Upon frontal collision at 40-45 MPH in the front middle to left side of vehicle, both air bags did not deploy. Owners information states the air bag should go off at 14 MPH.
My husband was involved in a head on collision and the air bags did not go off.
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the driver's air bag did not deploy.
During a car crash, air bags did not deploy.*ak while the consumer was driving the vehicle hit a ramp and flipped six times. The driver suffered major cuts and cracked shoulder during the accident.
While traveling 50-55 MPH and as a result of rear ending another vehicle driver's side air bag did not deploy at any time. Please provide further information.
While driving 55mph, consumer rear ended another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy, driver was injured.*ak
Service bulletins that may apply
- Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign
- Revision notice
- Toyota vehicles are equipped with Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS), including various airbags and in...
- Toyota vehicles are equipped with SRS, including various airbags and in some models, seat belt...
- Toyota: information provided for replacing the seat covers for vehicles equipped with side airbags.
Related recalls
Air bags: on-off switch assembly
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The statement required in the owner's manual that "...the on-off switch should only ben used when a member of a passenger risk group identified in the request form in appendix b......is occupying the right front passenger seating position..." is mis-stated. This does not comply with the requirements of fmvss 208, "occupant crash protection."
- Risk
- If the air bag switch is "off," the seat occupant who is not a member of the passenger risk group would be subject to increased injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Owners will be sent a corrected owner's manual.
Recall number 98V188000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Toyota Tacoma no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1998 Toyota Tacoma?
26 of 300 owner complaints about the 1998 Toyota Tacoma (9%) 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 1998 Toyota Tacoma?
There is 1 recall and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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