1996 Toyota Tacoma Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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THE AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED AND HAS NEVER NEEDED TO. IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL BY TOYOTA? AS THE FEDS REQUIRE THIS SYSTEM, SHOULDN'T I RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM THEM. OR, CAN I HAVE THE AIRBAG DISENGAGED COMPLETELY? THANKS, JOHN M. PEEPLES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING FROM A SIDE STREET, HE COULD NOT AVOID AVOID CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND HE HIT HER HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS NECKAND BACK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 AT 70MPH, TRAVELLING NORTH BOUND WHILE RAINING HARD, ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE HYDROPLANED, TURNED INTO CONSUMER'S LANE SIDEWAYS, AND T-BONED HER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
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VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN A VEHICLE IN THE REAR STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MFR NOTIFIED. *AK
AFTER AN FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (45) MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN FRONT END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.
DURING A FRONT RIGHT IMPACT ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 25 MPH.*AK
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, CONSUMER DRIVING ABOUT 4 MPH HIT FROM FROM THE SIDE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND DRIVER RECEIVED THIRD DEGREE BURNS. . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
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The 1996 Toyota Tacoma has 12 Air Bags complaints on file. 10 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.