2010 Toyota Corolla Airbags Problems

While driving at highway speeds, the vehicle suffered a sudden, simultaneous failure of multiple electrical and safety systems. Without warning, the Check Engine light, VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) light, Traction Control light, and SRS Airbag light all illuminated simultaneously on the dashboard. Immediately upon illumination of these fault lights, the vehicle lost computer-assisted stability control, began swerving violently, spun out of control, and collided with another vehicle, suffering severe front and rear impact damage. The vehicle was declared a total loss. Despite severe impact forces to both the front and rear structure, the SRS airbags completely failed to deploy. Both occupants sustained injuries due to the impact and lack of airbag protection. The simultaneous illumination of the airbag and VSC lights prior to impact strongly points to a sudden failure of the steering column spiral cable (clock spring) assembly—a known safety defect under NHTSA Recall Campaign 14V-168 (Recall E0M). The illumination of the airbag fault light appears to have deactivated the SRS system prior to impact, leaving occupants unprotected during a major collision. The vehicle is currently held at IAA San Diego and contains unread Event Data Recorder (EDR) crash data proving the pre-impact system shutdown. I request that NHTSA review this safety system failure and airbag non-deployment. CHP Crash Report #[9645-2026-02967] and Insurance Total Loss Evaluation are available upon request.

NHTSA ID

11752255

Incident

Jun 24, 2026

On XXX we have went to we buy any car.com in the car was inspected as a structural damage and it was found that there was no airbags at all so five years ago we have bought the car from John’s. great cars we didn’t know about this. They didn’t tell us that there was no bags. Technically they’re not supposed to sell a car without airbags cause that’s a safety issue now My Daughter had an accident with this car and the airbags never deployed so that’s what happened. The car never had airbags so at this point this is a safety issue and it’s urgent.

NHTSA ID

11750015

Incident

Apr 11, 2026

The car that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replace Ac don’t blow any cool air To be driving with a minor child it put he’s health in a bad risky situation

NHTSA ID

11741585

Incident

Jun 2, 2026

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V024000 (Air Bags); and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer was contacted, and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID

11721378

Incident

Feb 28, 2026

In 2018, my 2010 Toyota Corolla was taken to the dealership for the Takata Airbag Recall. After the repair the airbag warning light would intermittently display and go away only to come back later. The light was never consistent and was always randomly on so in turn could be off some times during the start up of the vehicle. In 2021, I took the vehicle to the dealership in which at the time the light was still intermittent. The dealership did not present any diagnostic and instead had reset the code during that time. The light would continue to still intermittently show afterwards. Currently the airbag warning light has been solid. Today 1/9/2026, the dealership has indicated they would not remediate this situation under workmanship warranty work despite previously resetting the code. The dealership insists the customer should pay for this remediation work. I have currently declined the work to seek external advise. The dealership work invoice states the code B1806 for the front passenger side squib circuit, this continued error puts passengers at risk in a car accident. Upon request of the previous dealership service history, the customer noted that there is a missing gap for service records on the dealership side. Most importantly the customer stated concern for the 2021 requested remediation was not documented. These appointments are still visible via the customer's service appointment reminder emails.

NHTSA ID

11709986

Incident

Jan 9, 2026

Failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standards occupant crash protection the air bag label installed on the driver side sun visor can separate from the surface visor

NHTSA ID

11603056

Incident

May 16, 2024

The contact owned a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH during a rain storm, the vehicle rolled over a dip in the road and lost traction. The contact stated he lost control and the vehicle crashed into the center divider of the road and rolled onto the roof. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that the police arrived as well as EMS and the fire department. The police on the scene filed a report. The contact stated that he had bruises to his arms and chest from the seat belt and was treated at the scene but was not transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and declared a total loss by the contact's insurance provider. The contact had stated that he had NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V741000 (Air Bags) completed several years ago and related the failure of the air bag to inflate on the recall. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11588828

Incident

Apr 16, 2024

Mileage

120,000 mi

All airbags are no longer working due to a chip malfunction.

NHTSA ID

11511394

Incident

Feb 1, 2023

The contact owned a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undetermined speed, another vehicle entered her lane. The vehicle went into a 360 turn and crashed into a telephone pole. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to her knee and struck her head on the steering wheel. Medical attention was provided. A police report was filed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. There were no reported fires. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 203,000.

NHTSA ID

11462126

Incident

Apr 11, 2022

Mileage

203,000 mi

I was on a highway exit ramp (exit 5 off Northbound I-395) when my airbags deployed (driver and both sides). My car veered off the asphalt and then quickly I got control and continued out of traffic on a residential side road just off Route 7 westbound. My car then abruptly stoped. I managed to restart it a couple of times and run it just enough to get it off the road . I have attached photos. There does not appear to be any resulting damage to the body of the car. There were no outstanding recalls on the vehicle. I have reported the incident to my insurance (Geico).

NHTSA ID

11453104

Incident

Feb 17, 2022

On 11/10/2014 , we had our recall regarding our 2010 Corolla airbags corrected at our dealership with the replacement of the sub-assembly spiral cable. Our mileage at the time was 27382 miles. Just recently at 58,000 miles we have to pay $775 to replace that same spiral cable. This seems somewhat financially onerous since this is obviously not a wear and tear item , but one crucial to the vehicle's innate safety and one that does not appear to hold up well. I do not believe vehicle owners should be required to subsidize Toyota's defective equipment.

NHTSA ID

11444587

Incident

Dec 21, 2021

I WAS HIT BY A DRIVER GOING AT LEAST 20 MPH LEAVING MY VEHICLE TOTALED AND MYSELF INJURED. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. I WAS IN A ROTARY GOING 10-15MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE (TRUCK) STRUCK FROM THE FRONT/SIDE AREA.

NHTSA ID

11388462

Incident

Jan 2, 2021

AIRBAGS ICON ON PASSENGERS SIDE APPEAR AS OFF AS WELL AS DRIVER SIDE ON PANEL APPEARS AS NOT WORKING, I HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO GO AWAY OR RESET, FROM TIME TO TIME IT OCCURS - IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO IT WAS WORKING FINE - NOW EVERY NOW AND THEN THE AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION AND APPEAR AS OFF ON THE PANELS AND VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON FOR THE OFF BUTTON/ FUNCTION TO BE RESET. ALSO LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL ... IT HAS TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE CLOSED AND ALARM TO BE ACTIVATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

11328830

Incident

May 15, 2020

I WAS IN A CAR BAD ACCIDENT IN THE YEAR 2015 THAT I SPIN 3 TIMES AND MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T EXPLODED.

NHTSA ID

11278647

Incident

Apr 17, 2015

TAKATA RECALL- THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON IN MY CAR AND I AM BEING TOLD THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG INFLATOR AND/OR SENSOR CAUSING THE LIGHT TO STAY ON. ALSO THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR THAT MY HORN HAS GONE OUT.

NHTSA ID

11252171

Incident

Aug 26, 2019

Mileage

121,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RAPIDLY DEPRESSED TO STOP THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN ONCOMING TRAIN AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHICH DIAGNOSED THE AIR BAGS TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED LANCASTER TOYOTA DEALER (43301 12TH ST W, LANCASTER, CA 93534 (661) 948-0731) INQUIRING ABOUT THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT, TO WHICH THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO AIR BAGS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11240927

Incident

Dec 27, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT 3 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY INJURIES FROM THE OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE INSURANCE DECLARED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) A YEAR BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *BF *TR

NHTSA ID

11220629

Incident

Jun 6, 2018

Mileage

72,000 mi

THIS RECALL HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BUT IS NOT SHOWING ON THIS SITE.

NHTSA ID

11207569

Incident

May 7, 2019

I WANT TO KNOW THE CAR HISTORY

NHTSA ID

11207029

Incident

May 11, 2019

TAKATA RECALL KEPT GETTING RECALL NOTICES TRIED TO GET FIXED BUT DIDNT HAVE PARTS WE FINALLY GOT APPOINTMENT AND GETTING FIXED 4 6 2019

NHTSA ID

11194304

Incident

Aug 13, 2018

"TAKATA RECALL" TOYOTA TOOK MY CAR FOR 8HRS, AND THEN SAID THEY HAD NO MORE AIR BAGS, SO THEY PUT MY OLD ONE BACK IN AND SAID THEY WILL CALL ME, TO THIS DAY THEY HAVE NOT CO TACTED ME ABOUT STOCK REPLENISHMENT AND TO COME IN A INSTALL A NEW ONE.

NHTSA ID

11180528

Incident

Feb 16, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN BEGAN TO FAIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) BY TOYOTA OF PHARR (1625 W EXPY 83, PHARR, TX 78577, 1-800-347-2360). IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED CAUSED THE FAILURE OR IF THE REMEDY WAS THE CAUSE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT A SERVICE APPOINTMENT NEEDED TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE HORN FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11139243

Incident

Sep 5, 2018

TAKATA RECALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (BOB HOWARD TOYOTA IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA) TO SCHEDULE THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT BUT WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AND WILL CALL ME WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I ASKED THE EMPLOYEE IF WE COULD GET A RENTAL OR LOANER CAR IN THE MEANTIME SINCE WE USE THE PASSENGER DAILY FOR OUR KIDS. SHE INFORMED ME THEY DO NOT DO THAT AND THAT I NEED TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY VIA THE NUMBER ON THE RECALL FORM. AFTER TALKING TO TOYOTA THEY INFORMED ME I SHOULD RECEIVE A CALL FROM TOYOTA RELATIONS AT THE DEALER (BOB HOWARD TOYOTA) WITHIN 48 HOURS. AFTER WAITING A WEEK AND RECEIVING NO CALL I DECIDED TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY AGAIN. I WAS THEN INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP WAS SUPPOSE TO CALL ME BACK ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST (48 HOURS FROM ORIGINAL CALL WITH TOYOTA) BUT THEY DID NOT. WHEN TOYOTA TRIED TO REACH OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF HANDLING THESE MATTERS WOULD NOT ANSWER THEIR CALLS. SO NOW I AM WAITING AN ADDITIONAL 24 HOURS TO GET A CALL BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A LOANER CAR. DURING THIS WHOLE THING WE ARE STILL DRIVING A CAR WITH A AIRBAG THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL SOMEONE!

NHTSA ID

11123642

Incident

Aug 23, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PRINCIPLE TOYOTA (7370 WINCHESTER RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38125, (877) 217-4003) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11121012

Incident

Nov 17, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PRIORITY TOYOTA SPRINGFIELD, 7601 LOISDALE RD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, (703) 269-1400) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11102303

Incident

Jun 18, 2018