Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tundra. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, he crashed into a light post attempting to avoid another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the chest. The police reported to the scene and a report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
2006 Toyota Tundra airbags complaints
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2006 toyota tundra. Consumer writes in regards to spontaneous deployment of the curtain air bags while driving in a straight line. *smd the consumer was informed the onboard sensor detected a severe roll over event, which was incorrect. Updated 10/31/13 toyota refused to honor the consumers claim. Updated 12/04/13
I have a friend who had a 2006 toyota tundra that was involved in a serious accident. The trucked rolled over from front to back and coming to a rest on all 4 wheels. The side impact air bags deployed but the fronts did not. The vehicles dashboard was blow apart upon impact and the front end is completely smashed in.
My complaint is against the ruling. "the federal safety agency has ruled that toyota must recall nearly 160,000 tundra pickups built between 2003 and 2005 in order to deactivate the front-seat passenger air bag cut-off switch in each truck. The tundra's fail to meet any the federal safety agency regulations that require vehicles equipped with air bag cut-off switches to also have latch (lower anchorages and tethers for children) systems. Deactivating the cut-off switches was deemed less expensive than retrofitting the tundra's with the latch system." great ruling, how does this protect my 6 year old sitting in the front, in a booster seat using the seat belt. Booster seats don't require a latch system but his weight is below what is considered safe for airbag deployment. My scenario is exactly what the cutoff switch was intended for, my 6 year old occasionally riding in the front with me. This ruling has caused toyota to factory disable the front switch in my '06 double cab tundra, making the front seat very unsafe for a child in a booster seat. Way to go, thanks for thinking of everything.
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