2015 Toyota Corolla Airbags Problems

The contact owned a 2015 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously involved in a front-impact collision, and the air bags had failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries and received medical assistance from a chiropractor. A police report was filed, and the vehicle was driven from the scene. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 35-40 MPH approximately a year later, another vehicle making a left turn at an undisclosed speed crashed into the front driver's side of the vehicle, causing the left side of the contact's head and shoulders to hit the driver's side window, and the contact's chest to hit the steering wheel. The contact was knocked unconscious for a moment. Upon regaining consciousness, the contact noticed that the vehicle was on top of a hill. The contact's husband arrived at the scene and transported the contact to the hospital. A police report was filed. The contact sustained spinal injuries from the cervical spine to the lumbar spine. The contact sustained whiplash, body soreness, and swelling on the right side of the hairline and temple. The contact was in the process of undergoing an MRI. The contact was currently receiving assistance from the chiropractor and the pain management Doctor. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, and was then towed to an auto collision repair shop, where it was deemed a total loss by both the shop and the insurance company. The dealer was contacted, and the contact was advised that she would receive a call back later. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,108.

NHTSA ID

11714547

Incident

Dec 5, 2024

Mileage

100,108 mi

I purchased this vehicle in November 2024 from a dealership. On July 8, 2025, I was involved in a crash where the airbag failed to deploy. After the accident, I learned there was an active recall from 2020 (NHTSA Recall No. 20V024) related to the airbag control system. The recall had not been repaired, and I was never informed of it when I bought the car. This defect may have worsened my injuries and left me completely unprotected during the crash.

NHTSA ID

11672272

Incident

Jul 8, 2025

I had my airbag repaired back in 2022 due to a safety recall and that light has since then turned on again

NHTSA ID

11641016

Incident

Oct 23, 2024

I placed my laptop bag, which weighs less than 15 lbs., on the passenger seat. Despite this, the seatbelt warning system continues to alert me about the seatbelt not being worn. The passenger seat should be able to detect when a human passenger is present. Unfortunately, I have to buckle the seatbelt to turn off the warning light and chime, even though there is no human passenger or item weighing more than 15 lbs.

NHTSA ID

11597351

Incident

May 31, 2024

My daughter was hit from rear and the air bags didn't deploy the car was a total loss.

NHTSA ID

11550236

Incident

Jul 2, 2021

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH and approaching a stop, the vehicle struck a deer, causing the front windshield to crack. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to the residence. There were no reported injuries. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,500.

NHTSA ID

11524380

Incident

May 30, 2023

Mileage

96,500 mi

The contact owned a 2015 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH the vehicle rolled 3 1/2 times. There were no warning lights on the instrument panel. No air bags were deployed at the accident The vehicle was towed to a local auto shop which diagnosed the failure of air bag sensors that needed replacement. The vehicle was totally damaged. There were no injuries or medical treatments needed. There was a police report filed. The contact related the air bag failure to NHTSA Campaign 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). The approximate failure mileage was 79,900.

NHTSA ID

11459830

Incident

Mar 17, 2022

My daughter was driving my car on the interstate the airbags deployed and hit her in the face, filled the car up with smoke, she couldn’t see anything she hit the iron poles that are together by cables. My car is totaled. My back tire broke completely off of the car. These cars aren’t built safe. I owned my car and now I’m without a car. Has anyone else ever had this happen? Air bags deploying for no reason?

NHTSA ID

11456649

Incident

Mar 13, 2022

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V024000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, another vehicle T-boned the passenger's side of his vehicle. The seat belts did not restrain him, his wife, and their three minor children, upon impact. None of the air bags deployed upon impact. The contact suffered a left shoulder injury, and his wife suffered a hip injury. The three children did not sustain any injuries. The contact, his wife, and their children later received medical attention at the hospital. A police report was filed. The contact was able to drive away from the scene of the collision after roadside assistance replaced the passenger's side front tire. The dealer was made aware of the failure and requested the repair bills, the police report, and medical bills. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer requested a demand letter but provided no further assistance. Prior to the collision, the contact's sister was also involved in another collision with the vehicle, and the same failure occurred. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11456109

Incident

Dec 23, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

I tried to stop as car in front me had stepped on brakes. I didn't stop and slid into back of another vehicle. Air bags did not deploy.

NHTSA ID

11446545

Incident

Jan 3, 2022

WAS SIDE SWIPED BY A SEMI TRUCK WHICH FORCED MY CAR TO SPIN AROUND ON THE FREEWAY. THEN HIT BY MULTIPLE OTHER VEHICLES AND BLACKED OUT. DAMAGE TO EVERY SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT THEY FAILED TO DO SO. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE AIRBAGS FIXED. HOWEVER, THEY STILL FAILED TO DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID

11398187

Incident

Feb 25, 2021

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A MARKER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP ONTO AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. THE CHILD IN THE CENTER SEAT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED BUT WAS NOT NEEDED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS CONTACTED AND THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN VISUALLY EXAMINED THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER ARRIVED AND DROVE THE CONTACT AND HER CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED FOR HER INJURIES. HIGHWAY PATROL TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOT WHERE THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WENT OUT AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. RENO BUICK GMC CADILLAC (900 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 89502, (775)333-0000) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11394732

Incident

Feb 3, 2021

Mileage

118,000 mi

IT'S A INCOMPLETE SAFETY REPAIR RECALL FOR AN AIRBAG DEPLOY, THIS IS MY FIRST CAR SO IT WAS ADVISED FOR ME TO CONTACT THE MAKER OF THE CAR FOR THE RECALL THAT IS INCOMPLETE ON THE CAR

NHTSA ID

11383178

Incident

Dec 10, 2020

WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK THAT WAS GOING MORE THAN 40MPH ( I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP),AND PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAD RECENTLY BEEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE FIXED THAT PROBLEM AS WELL. I ALSO HAVE A WORK ORDER THAT SHOWS THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE FIXED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED IN MY ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

11353573

Incident

Aug 26, 2020

Mileage

100,000 mi

1994 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING AUTO ACCIDENT AND SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS. *JS

NHTSA ID

11349393

Incident

Dec 10, 2019

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER A TIMEFRAME OF A FEW YEARS THAT CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE. MOST RECENTLY, LACK OF DEALERSHIP NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY RECALL, DEALERSHIP INABILITY TO RESPOND TO SAFETY RECALL WHEN NOTIFIED FROM A 3RD PARTY SITE, DEALERSHIP VEHICULAR INSPECTION INCOMPLETE AND/OR INDICATIONS OF UNRESOLVED ISSUES, VIOLATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BUT DEALERSHIP EMPTYING CENTER CONSOLE CONTENTS INTO PASSENGER SEAT UNNECESSARILY (NO BUSINESS REASON TO DO SO), INSPECTION RESULTS OF MOST RECENT VISIT ENTAILED VIDEO INSPECTION OF RUST ACCUMULATION NEAR NOTATED BRAKE AREA WITH NO DIRECTION OR INSTRUCTION - BEYOND THE DRIVER NOTICING A DRIVING PROBLEM OF VIBRATION - TO WHICH THE INSTRUCTION WAS A DEALERSHIP PROCESS OF RUST BUILD UP REMOVAL BY A MACHINE (NO INTERNAL COMMUNICATION WITHIN DEALERSHIP OF ISSUE, NOTIFICATION TO DRIVER OR THOSE SERVING THE DRIVER TO SHARE ISSUE AND RECOMMENDATIONS, PROMPTING WAS THE RESULT OF DRIVER REQUESTING CLARIFICATION AT DEALERSHIP). THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE CAME THROUGH CARFAX (NOT FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR DEALERSHIP MEANS - BUT AS A RESULT OF ATTEMPTING TO SELL THE VEHICLE). THE SAFETY RECALL INVOLVED AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT & AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND WHEN DRIVER CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP MONTHS AGO- DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY, AND WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHEN ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE VISIT "CLAIMS" TO HAVE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM, AT THE REQUEST OF DRIVER. THIS INCIDENT REQUEST IS THREE-FOLD: (1) ADDRESS SAFETY RECALL COMMUNICATION AND PROCESS WITH DEALERSHIP; (2) ADDRESS VEHICULAR MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGE, SERVICE, AND INSPECTION PROCESS AND INTERACTION WITH DRIVERS; AND (3) RECOMMEND TO ME (THE PERSON COMPLETING THIS COMPLAINT) A SPECIFIC MOTOR VEHICLE LOCATION (INCLUDING COMPANY NAME, MANAGEMENT, AND MECHANIC) WHERE THE VEHICLE CAN BE ADEQUATELY ASSESSED FOR SAFE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

11326640

Incident

May 26, 2020

Mileage

140,000 mi

TOYOTA RECALLED IN JANUARY 2020, BUT HAVE NOT FIXED IT.

NHTSA ID

11323174

Incident

Jan 17, 2020

THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A DEER. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACTED SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURY. THE CONTACT STATED MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO FACILITY FOR BODY DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS OF NOW. THE CONTACTS STATED A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE COULD BE OFFERED UNTIL THEY RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF UPDATES AND STATUS OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER DAVID BRUCE TOYOTA ( 555 WILLIAM R LATHAM DR BOURBONNAIS IL 60914 866-756-1433) WAS CONTACT IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE THE PARTS WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED AN AIRBAG FAILURE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION.

NHTSA ID

11322480

Incident

Feb 28, 2020

Mileage

43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT BRAKED HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED HIS BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED AS THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) AFTER THE CRASH. BOTH VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY. THE DEALER TOYOTA OF DEERFIELD BEACH (1441 S FEDERAL HWY, DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 33441 954-719-0330) DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,740. *DT*DT *TP

NHTSA ID

11320977

Incident

Jan 16, 2020

Mileage

18,740 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CHARLES MAUND TOYOTA (8400 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78758), CONFIRMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11320305

Incident

Feb 3, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A DEER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID SUSTAIN BACK AND NECK INJURY. THE CONTACT STATED MEDIAL TREATMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY FACILITY FOR BODY DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS OF NOW. THE CONTACT STATED A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE COULD BE OFFERED UNTIL THEY RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF UPDATES AND STATUS OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43, 000.THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT DEALER DAVID BRUCE TOYOTA (555 WILLIAM R LATHAM SENIOR DR, BOURBONNAIS, IL 60914 866-756-1433) WAS CONTACT IN REGARDS TO THE AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PARTS WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCE AN AIR BAG FAILURE 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN*JB

NHTSA ID

11319160

Incident

Feb 28, 2020

Mileage

43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT BRAKED TO MAKE A TURN AS A RESULT THE DAUGHTER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION THE NEXT DAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE, WHERE AT THIS TIME WAS AWAITING AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO INVESTIGATE. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE THE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED. VIN TOOL CONFIRM PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

NHTSA ID

11318568

Incident

Mar 15, 2020

Mileage

65,000 mi

RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED MORE THAN A MONTH AGO AND STILL NO SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED

NHTSA ID

11316203

Incident

Jan 15, 2020

MY TOYOTA WAS TEE BONED BY A DRIVER WHO RAN STOP SIGN. MY WIFE AND I WERE INJURED WHEN OUR AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRAVELING AT 40MPH AND WERE HIT HARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE OTHER DRIVER RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT US BROADSIDE.

NHTSA ID

11302743

Incident

Oct 24, 2019

Mileage

38,000 mi

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO COLLISION AT ABOUT 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR AND AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN. IT WAS A SOLID FRONT END COLLISION AND THE SEAT BELTS WORKED BUT NOT THE AIR BAGS NOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. CLEAR AND DRY WEATHER AND ROADS BUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN. DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT NOT TURNING.

NHTSA ID

11259119

Incident

Jan 20, 2019

Mileage

8,000 mi