Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
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.
11
Latest Jan 10, 2016
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.
38%
of 29 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.
8
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
8
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 1990 Toyota Celica submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 Jan 10, 2016
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A 1990 TOYOTA CELICA GT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON BACK AROUND 2003, I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. A SERVICE MEMBER CAME OUT TO MY CAR WITH A HANDHELD DEVICE AND PLUGGED IT INTO THE CAR. BOTTOM LINE, HE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESET THE AIRBAG WITH NO SUCCESS. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS OR NOTICES. HOW DO I GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED?
NHTSA ID
10819220
Incident
May 14, 2003
Mileage
109,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 10, 2011
Crash reported1 injury reported
MY 1990 TOYOTA CELICA ST WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN SAN LEANDRO FEB 22, 2003. I WAS STAYING IN FREMONT, CA. MY AIR BAG BURST OPEN AND THE CHEMICALS BURNED MY FACE AND ARMS. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT WASHINGTON HOSPITAL, FREMONT,CA. *TR
NHTSA ID
10405915
Incident
Feb 22, 2003
Mileage
200,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed May 19, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT YET NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE PASSENGERS. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10020138
Incident
May 19, 2003
Airbags
Filed Oct 20, 1997
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING FRONTAL COLLISION. *AK
NHTSA ID
513871
Incident
Dec 14, 1996
Airbags
Filed May 8, 1997
Crash reported
DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25MPH, VEHICLE IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
812107
Incident
May 7, 1997
Airbags
Filed Apr 25, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported
VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT STOP SIGN AND ANOTHER CAR CRASHED INTO IT, HITTING BOTH SIDES AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 2ND TIME INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. *AK
NHTSA ID
810510
Incident
Mar 28, 1997
Airbags
Filed Jan 30, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL CRASH. *AK
NHTSA ID
808363
Airbags
Filed Dec 16, 1996
Crash reported
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
806404
Incident
Dec 14, 1996
Airbags
Filed Dec 20, 1995
1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING THE DRIVER AND INJURING HER. TT
NHTSA ID
976849
Incident
Dec 15, 1995
Airbags
Filed Feb 17, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *SKD
NHTSA ID
481979
Incident
Jan 28, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jan 3, 1995
Crash reported
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 30 MPH. TT
NHTSA ID
958147
Incident
Dec 16, 1994
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.