Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
16
Latest Feb 11, 2017
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 178 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
14
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
14
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Toyota Avalon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Feb 11, 2017
ONE DAY WHEN MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AND AFTER IT HAD SET FOR A FEW DAYS I STARTED IT NORMALLY AND NOTICED THE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH CAME ON. THIS IS BEEN ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE CODE READING INDICATES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. THEY SAID IT MIGHT NOT DEPLOY AS ITS SUPPOSED TO DURING AN ACCIDENT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOVLED SOON. AIRBAGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND LIFE SAVING.
NHTSA ID
10954002
Incident
Feb 6, 2017
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 20, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER PROPERLY. *AK *SC *JB
NHTSA ID
10059846
Incident
May 27, 2001
Mileage
50,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 31, 2002
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8003368
Incident
Dec 10, 2001
Airbags
Filed Nov 6, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH CONSUMERS VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANTOHER VEHICLE, FULL FRONTAL CRASH, DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, DEALERSHIP AND USAA INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO MAKE ANY DETERMINATIONS. *NOTE: PASSENGER SUSTAINED FOLLOWING INJURIES: BROKEN TOE/ STRAINED TOE, AND BRUISING FROM RESTRAINT BELTS. *AK *YD
NHTSA ID
898801
Incident
Nov 3, 2001
Airbags
Filed Oct 11, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
MY FRONT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE IN AN ACCIDENT. IT POPPED OUT AS FLAT AS COULD BE! I HIT MY HEAD ON THE SIDE WINDOW BECAUSE OF THIS. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED, MY HEAD INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. *AK
NHTSA ID
753093
Incident
Dec 1, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jun 7, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
889973
Incident
Jun 3, 2001
Airbags
Filed Jun 4, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
THIS CAR WAS HIT IN THE CENTER FRONT BY A CAR TRAVELING 45 OR GREATER, ALL AIRBAGS FAILED!!!!!. *AK
NHTSA ID
746389
Incident
Jun 3, 2001
Airbags
Filed Apr 9, 2000
Crash reported
AIR BAGS FRONT AND SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY ON A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 10 MPH. THE SPEED IS ONLY AN ESTIMATE, BUT IT WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE FIREWALL TO PARTIALLY BUCKLE. THANK HEAVEN THAT THE SEAT BELTS WORKED PROPERLY. *AK
NHTSA ID
721235
Incident
Apr 9, 2000
Airbags
Filed Feb 14, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35 MPH, HITTING HER ON RIGHT PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
856868
Incident
Feb 1, 2000
Airbags
Filed Feb 1, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH ON ICY ROAD CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WAS SIDE SWIPED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
855957
Incident
Jan 18, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jul 13, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS WHICH DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY DURING COLLISION CAUSING SERVERE INJURY TO DRIVER'S CHEST, CHIN, AND FRONT TOOTH THAT ALSO INCLUDED BURNING AND INFLAMMATION OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNGS. *YC
NHTSA ID
547447
Incident
Nov 11, 1998
Airbags
Filed Jun 7, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 15 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
837556
Incident
Mar 16, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jan 7, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
ON DEC. 24, 98 LEN LUZZI WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN MARIANNE SIMONS TOYOTA AVALON, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER OF AVALON INJURED. *AK.ET.
NHTSA ID
833192
Incident
Dec 24, 1998
Airbags
Filed Sep 8, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THEN WAS HIT ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. POLICE WAS CALLED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK
NHTSA ID
827695
Incident
Aug 24, 1998
AirbagsExterior lighting
Filed Aug 31, 1998
1 injury reported
SIDE AIR BAG.
NHTSA ID
540448
Incident
Jul 24, 1998
Airbags
Filed Aug 17, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR DOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND SLIDE INTO A MEDIAN. NEITHER THE SIDE NOR THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
826798
Incident
Aug 6, 1998
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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