2015 Toyota Camry Airbags Problems

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NHTSA ID

11691131

Incident

Sep 1, 2025

The sunroofs have a drain which sometimes can plug up. This car was maintained several times a year since purchase by Toyota dealer. When the drain plugged up this fall, water backed up and came down inside of the passenger compartment on top of the electrical fuses, body computer. The leak IS NOT DETECTABLE by owner or occupant. But when it manifests itself, it does so with the Blind Spot Monitor failing randomly, the seat belt warning lights might or might not work, the airbag safety system fails, sometimes the whole instrument dash acts erractic including random on/off blinking, the tire pressure monitoring system fails. All these problems can occur before owner is ever aware of the problem. Since one of the items that is getting corrosion is a fuse block - potential fire while parked in a garage or while being drive is a possibility. In an accident failure of air bags can result in a fatality. I'm an engineer, so when things started blinking on dash - I took pictures or had another occupant take pictures. I showed them to the dealer service - they didn't make the connection with corrosion on the body computer that monitors and manages all the systems including the anti-lock and rollover system. It's in for repair at dealer now, now idea on the cost - but they've said damage is extensive AND we caught it before most people encounter it. I checked and could find no Toyota Service Bulletin that warned to look for the problem, repair techs had vehicle for week trying to find problem - and it took me insisting on looking for corrosion before they found it. This should result in: 1)Toyota special service bulletin to inspect every year and verify sunroof drain not blocked. 2) read diagnostics codes of the body network computer for issues, 3)Toyota special service recall to repair damage free to customers.

NHTSA ID

11630654

Incident

Oct 17, 2024

The contact owned a 2015 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving at 70 MPH during nighttime, an animal jumped on the roadway and veered to the side attempting to avoid the animal. The steering wheel failed to turn in the desired direction and crashed into a guard rail. During the crash, the contact's head was hurt by the steering wheel, and no air bags deployed. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company and deemed a total loss. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ID

11619414

Incident

Jul 12, 2022

I was in an accident going approximately 35 mph. The car was deemed a total loss after inspection. There was damage to both left and right bumper, hood and pretty much the entire front of the car crumpled. The airbags did not deploy at all. I believe they failed and should have deployed

NHTSA ID

11592888

Incident

May 29, 2024

The steering wheel clockspring ribbon was worn down in the middle, resulting in an open circuit of the SRS. The wear is between the ribbon and inside wall of the container that houses the ribbon. It appears to be a designing flaw or manufacturing defect. The wear was discovered by tearing down the clockspring unit. Airbag light on the dashboard was lit in November 2023. Replaced the clockspring unit on 2/17/2024. Without fixing the problem, the airbag on the steering wheel does not function when needed.

NHTSA ID

11572524

Incident

Nov 12, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Camry. The contact stated her son was at a standstill at a traffic light when he was rear-ended and caused him to shoot forward and crash into another vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. No air bags deployed. The driver sustained neck injuries and did seek medical attention at an urgent care center. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

NHTSA ID

11423051

Incident

Jun 26, 2021

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE INSURANCE DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

NHTSA ID

11397597

Incident

Feb 13, 2021

Mileage

50,000 mi

MY MOTHER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THAT COST HER LIFE. THE BLACK BOX ON THE CAR SAYS THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE POWER STEERING THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO PULL SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED HER TO HIT A CONCRETE MEDIAN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE HER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. HER SPINE BROKE IN 4 PLACES AND SUFFERED 7 BROKEN RIBS.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11352352

Incident

Feb 28, 2020

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HIT A HIGHWAY GUARDRAIL; THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE SCENE AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK, SHOULDER AND HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DUE TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

NHTSA ID

11320609

Incident

Apr 3, 2020

Mileage

66,000 mi

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CAR ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE SAME CAR ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

11287591

Incident

Dec 6, 2019

Mileage

52,000 mi

WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 0-5 MPH I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PARK IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE DOOR/BRICK WALL AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO THE BRICK WALL. AFTER HITTING THE BRICK WALL, THE CAR BOUNCED BACK OFF THE WALL A FEW INCHES. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I BECAME HYSTERICAL. THE FUMES FROM THE AIR BAGS WERE THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I WAS SCREAMING AND CRYING AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND FOUND MY CELL PHONE ON THE FLOOR WHICH FELL FROM MY PURSE AND CALLED 911. I WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE DOOR HANDLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE SUN ROOF AND STARTED SCREAMING FOR HELP. AFTER A FEW MINUTES MY NEIGHBOR CAME RUNNING AND OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND I SLID OUT UNDER THE AIRBAG AND DROPPED TO THE CEMENT ON MY BEHIND. *DT *TR

NHTSA ID

11240671

Incident

Jul 14, 2019

Mileage

19,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT BLACKED OUT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRICADE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ID

11102468

Incident

Jun 1, 2018

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT ON YOUR VEHICLE ILLUMINATES WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION AND THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, WHICH IS INTENDED INDICATE A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THIS COULD BE AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR THE DRIVER AND/OR FRONT PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. WE RECOMMEND YOU REFER TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR INFORMATION ON THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT AND CONTACT QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN TO CORRECT THE SYSTEM TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. (THE ABOVE STATEMENT WAS PRINTED ON MY NYS INSPECTION CERTIFICATE). PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS A POSSIBLE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11083242

Incident

Apr 4, 2018

THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. GOT IN A ACCIDENT WITH CAR JAN 2016 THERE WAS DAMAGE THEY DIDNT DEPLOY .WHEN CAR WAS REPAIRED IT WAS FOUND THAT THEY WERE NEVER PLUGGED IN FROM FACTORY ., THE BODY MECHANIC SENT CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER TARBOX IN RHODE ISLAND HE SAID SENSO SAID BAD NEED NEW AIR BAGS. AUTO GUY WENT TO INSTALL FOUND ORIGINALS NOT PLUGED IN INSURANCE COMPANY DIDNT COVER WORK FROM AUTO MECHAMIC OR AUTOBODY GUY. AUOTE BODY GUY INFORMED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND INSURANCE. I LET THEM KNOW AS WELL . AKLL STATE AND TOTYOTA DID NOTHING ABOUT THERE EGRGIOUS ERROR I AM PAYING MORE IN SURNCE SO IAM FILING A COMPLINT FOR THERE WRONG DOING. IT TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE

NHTSA ID

11082034

Incident

Jan 7, 2017

Mileage

26,000 mi

FREQUENTLY, THE INDICATOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SAYS "OFF", EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. OCCASIONALLY IT SAYS "ON" WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE SEAT.

NHTSA ID

11065880

Incident

Jan 28, 2018

Mileage

14,000 mi

I RECENTLY WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT,I WAS HIT IN THE LEFT FRONT SIDE,OVER THE LEFT TIRE,CLOSE TO THE DRIVER DOOR,I WAS HIT REALLY BAD,MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSE,AND DURING THE ACCIDENT DIDN'T DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS AT ANY TIME,I GOT HIT ON THE HEAD

NHTSA ID

10953995

Incident

Jan 30, 2017

Mileage

20,150 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A CURB AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AS THE BRAKES NOT WORKING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. IN ADDITION, CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO PARK ITSELF INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED THUMB AND BRUISES AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BODY BRUISING THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NHTSA ID

10851918

Incident

Mar 21, 2016

Mileage

12,000 mi

TOYOTA CAMRY 2015 LE ON DEC 21,2015 I ARRIVED AT MY JOB AND PUT THE CAR IN PARKING THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF AND WENT FORWARD AND HIT A TREE WITH THE IMPACT OF THE TREE IT PUT ITSELF IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATED ITSELF RIGHT INTO OFFICE BUILDING RIGHT BEHIND ME--I CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS TOLD ME TO TURN OF THE ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

10850482

Incident

Dec 21, 2015

Mileage

13,000 mi

I RECENTLY HAD AN AN "ACCIDENT" IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. ALL AIRBAGS, INCLUDING SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYEYED. I DO NOT THINKE THEIR WAS A FRONTAL COLLISION, AS NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED. THIS VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL CAR FROM ALAMO.

NHTSA ID

10788170

Incident

Oct 23, 2015

Mileage

25,000 mi

TRAVELING ON STH 13 IN IOWA. DOG RAN IN FRONT OF ME AND I COULD NOT AVOID HIM. ALL 11 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAR WAS IMMOBILIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BLOCKING ONE LANE AND PARTIALLY THE SECOND. DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED AND CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED. WE WERE NEAR A MINI MART AND TWO GENTLEMEN RAN DOWN AND OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. HE THEN USED HIS KNIFE TO PUNCTURE THE AIR BAG MY SIDE AND CUT IT OFF SO I COULD GET OUT. WE THEN WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND OPENED THE DOOR FOR MY WIFE. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLIDE UNDER THE AIR BAG ONCE THE DOOR WAS OPENED. I THEN GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND PEOPLE WHO HAD STOPPED MANAGED TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEFLATE EVEN AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, CONTACT WITH DOG DID MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. GRILL WAS LOOSE AND FRONT BUMPER SKIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AIR BAG COSTS WERE OVER $20,000. CAR WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. ..MY WIFE WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH AN AIR BAG CAUSING A SPLIT LIP AND A DAMAGED EYE. WE VISITED THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND NO FURTHER TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED...WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ALL VISION FROM THE CAR WAS BLOCKED. ONLY THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEFLATED, ALL OTHER AIR BAGS STAYED INFLATED FOR HOURS. AFTER THE MINOR ACCIDENT WE WERE LEFT SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A STATE HIGHWAY UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING AND UNABLE TO GET OUT. I WOULD COMPARE IT TO BEING BLINDFOLDED AND LEFT STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, WE WERE TERRIFIED. I FEEL THAT THE ACTIVATION OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE CASE OF MINOR COLLISION IS VERY DANGEROUS, WE HAVE HIT ANIMALS HARDER IN THE PAST AND CONTINUED ON WITH OUR JOURNEY. IN ADDITION THE FACT THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEFLATE AND LEFT US UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IS AN UNACCEPTABLE HAZARD. IF PEOPLE HAD NOT BEEN ON THE SCENE WE COULD HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR HOURS, UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING....UPDATED 12/16/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 10/3/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10702217

Incident

Mar 8, 2015

Mileage

300 mi