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1995 Toyota Tercel Airbags Problems

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.
17
Latest Sep 27, 2002
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.
33%
of 51 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.
13
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
9

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 1995 Toyota Tercel submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 27, 2002
1 injury reported

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *MR WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITON THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *SCC

NHTSA ID
8019735
Incident
Jun 4, 2002
Airbags
Filed Sep 20, 2002
1 injury reported

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE BEING PARKED ALL DAY. *AK

NHTSA ID
767444
Incident
Jun 4, 2002
AirbagsPowertrain (other)
Filed May 21, 2002

SOME OF THE AIRBAG WIRES ARE CONNECTED AND SOME ARE NOT.*AK CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE IN WHICH THE DRIVER AIR BAG WAS USED AND THE CONNECTIONS HAD BEEN CUT OFF, THE AIR BAG MONITOR WAS ALSO BAD, DEALER REPLACED DRIVER AIR BAG AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS COVER. RIGHT AXLE SEAL SHAFT WAS BEGINNING TO LEAK, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
8010271
Incident
May 17, 2002
Airbags
Filed Nov 26, 2001
Crash reportedFire reported

LOW SPEED IMPACT ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CAUGHT FIRE. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED BUT AFTER INSPECITON SEND MEMO THAT FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. CAR WAS TOTALLED BY INSURANCE DUE TO COST TO REPLACE AIRBAGS. IF THIS IS A "SAFETY FEATURE" WHY WOULD IT CATCH FIRE? LUCKILY THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED AND SINGED THE JEANS THAT MY SON WAS WEARING.*AK

NHTSA ID
754953
Incident
Aug 19, 2001
Airbags
Filed Mar 27, 2001

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING - WIFE HAD CLEANED CAR INTERIOR INCLUDING CENTER CONSOLE 2 DAYS PRIOR TO ILLUMINATION. RECALL INITIATED IN COROLLA'S AND PRIZM'S PROBABLY UTILIZE SIMILAR SYSTEM IN TERCEL - PLEASE RESEARCH BECAUSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TERCELS HAVE BEEN SOLD. *AK

NHTSA ID
743137
Airbags
Filed May 22, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE TRAVLING ABOUT 50 MPH, VEHICLE HIT A DITCH AND GUARDRAIL, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *CJ

NHTSA ID
784026
Airbags
Filed Feb 18, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVAELING 30-40 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. ALSO, VEHICLE IS WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
857189
Incident
Feb 3, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jan 20, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH DRIVER HIT A DEER HEAD-ON,WITHOUT BRAKING, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJUIRES.PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION ON 11/98, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY AT THAT TIME ALSO. *AK

NHTSA ID
855184
Incident
Dec 31, 1999
Airbags
Filed Mar 17, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING A RAIN STORM CAR SLID OUT OF CONTROL, THEN DOWN EMBANKMENT WITHOUT AIR BAGS EVER DEPLOYING. BUSHES, TREES, ETC WERE HIT, BUT CAR LANDED ON DRIVERS SIDE. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURY.

NHTSA ID
704549
Incident
Jan 17, 1999
Airbags
Filed Apr 16, 1998
Crash reported

WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, CREATING A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAGS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
822504
Airbags
Filed Jan 28, 1998

AFTER AN ACCIDENT, OWNER WANTS TO KNOW IF BOTH AIR BAGS HAVE TO BE REINSTALLED.

NHTSA ID
530383
Airbags
Filed Jan 22, 1997
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENT, HIT A TREE AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID
807999
Incident
Jun 8, 1996
Airbags
Filed Aug 29, 1996
Crash reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
508067
Incident
Jul 15, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jul 22, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

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

NHTSA ID
987164
Incident
Jul 8, 1996
Airbags
Filed Apr 4, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 30 MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
982310
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Mar 11, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIR BAG; THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
980512
Incident
Jan 27, 1996
Airbags
Filed Mar 11, 1996
Crash reported

INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980495
Incident
Jan 26, 1996

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.

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