Takata recall- my husband had a seizure while driving. He crossed over to oncoming traffic. He hit one car, went over a curb and down an embankment and ended up hitting the back of a subway. His car went through the wall into the subway. Air bags did not deploy. Police did file a report and he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. His car was totaled.
1999 Toyota Tacoma: airbags did not deploy in a crash
19 of the 249 complaints about the 1999 Toyota Tacoma describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- 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
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the driver suddenly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into an embankment located above a large drainage pipe. A police report was filed. The driver and passenger side air bags failed to deploy and the driver and passenger side seat belts failed to secure the occupants during the crash. The driver sustained bruising to the knees, the back and head concussions. The passenger sustained a fractured vertebrae and bruising to both legs and left arm. The driver and the passenger did not require medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 154,000.
The car in front of me stopped on the freeway and I was not able to stop in time. My front right hit his rear left, and my car spun 180 degrees into the lane next to the one I had been in and I was facing the oncoming traffic. My air bags did not deploy.
Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 1999 toyota tacoma with 172000 failure mileage at 20 MPH the vehicle hit a concrete pole on the center of the vehicle's bumper, and the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained minor injuries. The contact stated that the vehicle was totally destroyed.
Vehicle air bags failed to deploy.*mr (answered by tis) *cb the consumers son lost control of the vehicle when he hit a patch of ice and the crashed into a bridge support.
While driving on I-5, just south of mt. Shasta, at about 2:45 in the morning, I hit a 400 lb brown bear, doing the speed limit for the road in the area(65mph). The bear brought the truck to a complete stop. Neither driver nor passenger side airbags deployed. I called a local toyota dealer and they said that the bear was not a stationary object, and this is why the airbags did not deploy.
Collision at 35 MPH, and upon impact air bags did not deploy, causing minor injuries to driver. Manufacture will be notified. Please provide further information.
Vehicle was involved in a 60 MPH frontal collision in which driver and passenger air bags did not deploy, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
While stopping at a traffic light vehicle was rear ended at 80 MPH, forced into another vehicle head-on. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy. *ak the accident caused damage to the front end of the vehicle and injuries to the driver.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 40 MPH with a 1996 gmc, suburban. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified, and was unwilling to assist in this matter.
Consumer's son was involved in a front end collison while driving 45 MPH, and air bags did not deploy. He sustained mouth injuries.
Consumer was taking off from a red light when another vehicle ran a red light at 50 MPH, and hit consumer's vehicle on the front/right side, and airbags did not deploy.
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
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Toyota Tacoma no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1999 Toyota Tacoma?
19 of 249 owner complaints about the 1999 Toyota Tacoma (8%) 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 1999 Toyota Tacoma?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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