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1991 Toyota Celica Airbags Problems

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.
10
Latest Sep 8, 2001
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.
37%
of 27 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.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

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 1991 Toyota Celica submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Sep 8, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 M.P.H., REAR ENDED STOPPED VEHICLE CAUSING FRONT END IMPACT TO CELICA, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK WINDSHIELD CAUSING INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
751904
Incident
Sep 7, 2001
Airbags
Filed Nov 13, 2000

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION (FARMER INSURANCE AGENCY CLAIM NUMBER N9089425). *MJS

NHTSA ID
557591
Airbags
Filed Nov 15, 1999
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AT APPROX. 30-35 MPH VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHY AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
852890
Incident
Jun 24, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jun 18, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT NO MORE THAN 10 MPH CONSUMER HIT AN BUMP, AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
840511
Incident
Jun 15, 1999
Airbags
Filed Dec 17, 1997

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
517635
Incident
May 6, 1997
Airbags
Filed Mar 13, 1997
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A REAEREND COLLISION WHILE TRAVLEING ABOUT 15 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
809957
Incident
Mar 12, 1997
Airbags
Filed Feb 5, 1997
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL CRASH ON WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT LEFT SENSOR WAS DESTOYED. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
808651
Airbags
Filed Jun 6, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

NHTSA ID
505388
Incident
Nov 11, 1995
Airbags
Filed Apr 10, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIR BAG, FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
982580
Incident
Apr 9, 1996
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 25, 1995
Crash reported

AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY W/DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
973876

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Seat belts8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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