2002 Toyota Tundra Airbags Problems

The Toyota Tundra 2002 truck did NOT deploy driver's side and passenger's side airbags in a collision consisting of frontal and left-sided collision with immobile objects, with frontal/top profound impact from standing tree. The car was up to date on its inspections and maintenance. The breaks, though appropriately checked and tested, would take longer than normal to break the vehicle. The seatbelt, if pulled hard enough, would easily dislodge from buckle, coming undone. The driver of this vehicle collided as described above and due to the failure(s) of the safety mechanisms in place, resulted in the death of the driver. The driver was restrained with seatbelt, however dislodged from buckle upon impact and NO airbags deployed. The issue(s) have been confirmed by the police report, the county police documented. The vehicle has been inspected by police officers, and possibly others, including the employees of the towing company. There was NO indication thats the airbag deployment was either "off" if possible, and or indications of airbag defect. No messages or lights were indicated for the failure of the deployment of the airbags. No messages or lights were indicated for the defect and or failure of the seatbelt not remaining intact with force. The person in reference PASSED AWAY on impact at scene. The failures of the safety mechanisms put into place for this vehicle are absolutely unacceptable and beyond subpar.

NHTSA ID

11440252

Incident

Nov 4, 2021

I've owned this vehicle for 18 yrs. During that time Air Bags have been replaced on models above and below my year model. Every two or three years, I inquired at Dealerships when this series will be replaced. Always with the same answer, not required because not enough accident reports to warrant replacement. During that time I've only had one small finder bender not affecting the Air Bags to deploy. Curious why this year and model was never required to replace Air Bags?

NHTSA ID

11424872

Incident

Jul 14, 2021

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER BAG AND IT IS DEACTIVATED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHERS ARE ALSO HAVING FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ.

NHTSA ID

11288724

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

56,000 mi

AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN A SERIOUS HEAD ON COLLISION

NHTSA ID

11209030

Incident

May 17, 2019

Mileage

126,000 mi

RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE AND PAY FOR REPLACING SRS SENSOR ASSEMBLY DTC B0133 SHORT IN IN P?R SQUIB AND B1100 AIR BAG SENSOR. OLD UNIT SERIAL # 12625229IF. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST SO TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY TO REPLACE IT. SINCE IT IS THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE RECALL, WHY IS MY VEHICLE EXCLUDED IF IT IS THE SAME SAFETY CONCERN? I CUD HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF THIS DEFECT. THE NEW UNIT SERIAL # IS 01860095IF

NHTSA ID

11153968

Incident

Nov 21, 2018

Mileage

189,618 mi

TAKATA RECALL. AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AFTER LAST YEARS REPAIR . TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. A 126918 CODE B0103 1.0 CODE IS IN HISTORY. SYMPTOM NOT MALFUNCTIONING AT THIS TIME. DEALER GAVE ESTIMATE ON AIR BAG SENSOR ASSEMBLY (ECU REPLACEMENT).

NHTSA ID

11081993

Incident

Mar 8, 2018

Mileage

126,918 mi

TAKATA RECALL ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY TOYOTA CLAIMS MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL I HAVE THE SAME AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT THAT THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THE RECALL HAVE. I SEARCHED MY MAKE MODEL AND YEAR ON LINE AND FOUNDS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING AIRBAG ISSUES BUT WE'RE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11073998

Incident

Dec 1, 2016

TAKATA RECALL TOYOTA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT OUR 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS A FACTORY FAULTY AIRBAG/ SEATBELT SYSTEM, AND SAY THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE, AND THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. THE SEAT BELT IS ALWAYS LOOSE, THERE IS A PERMANENT LIT LIGHT RELATED TO THE AIRBAG.

NHTSA ID

11034099

Incident

Jan 20, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY TUNDRA IS A 2002 SO NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON OVER A YEAR AGO AND THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS NON-FUNCTIONING, I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON 2002 PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11005130

Incident

Jul 1, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING AIR BAG MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ID

10991292

Incident

May 30, 2016

Mileage

145,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL ALTHOUGH A TEST OF MY VIN NUMBER IN THE NHTSA DATABASE CAME UP NEGATIVE ON THE TAKATA RECALL, THERE HAVE BEEN CREDIBLE REPORTS, BY THE NEW YORK TIMES ,USA TODAY, AND AUTOMOBILE ENTHUSIAST WEBSITES, THAT 2002 TUNDRAS DO HAVE DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS. SOME REPORTS ARE SPECIFIC IN SAYING THE BAGS ARE IN TUNDRAS SOLD IN THE GULF STATES, WHICH IS THE DISTRIBUTOR FOR MY DEALER IN JACKSON, MISS. CAN YOU INVESTIGATE THIS DISCREPANCY? IT IS TROUBLING THAT CREDIBLE SOURCES SEEMS TO BE IN CONFLICT, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE VERY SPECIFIC FACTS RELATING TO TUNDRAS SOLD IN THE GULF STATES REGION. THANK YOU. HERE ARE SOME OF THE WEBSITES REPORTING THE 2002 TUNDRA IS SUBJECT TO RECALL: HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2014/10/20/TOYOTA-AIRBAG-RECALL-TAKATA/17610199/ HTTP://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/INTERACTIVE/2014/10/22/BUSINESS/22TAKATA-TABLE-2-COLS.HTML HTTP://WWW.TUNDRAHEADQUARTERS.COM/BLOG/TOYOTA-TAKATA-AIR-BAG-RECALL/. *TR

NHTSA ID

10885336

Incident

Jul 17, 2016

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM RELATED TO THE AIRBAG RECALL THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2002 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA TUNDRA.

NHTSA ID

10851365

Incident

Mar 2, 2014

Mileage

160,000 mi

OUR 2002 TUNDRA AIRBAGS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND A WARNING LIGHT HAS APPEARED, PER MECHANIC THEY WILL NOT INFLATE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I ENTER THE VIN IT STATES THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10822874

Incident

Nov 2, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10795143

Incident

May 20, 2015

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I MADE A SUDDEN LANE CHANGE TO AVOID AN OFFICER I BELIEVE WAS RETURNING TO THE HIGHWAY AND A CAR SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP IN FRONT OF ME. I ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND THE CAR BUT IT MOVED IN MY PATH AGAIN AND WE HIT AT FULL SPEED. I HIT MY NOSE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND TOTALED THE OTHER CAR. I AM BOTHERED BY THE FACT THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THESE ARE ORIGINAL AIRBAGS. I DRIVE IN FEAR OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT THAT COULD SAVE MY LIFE AND THE AIRBAG DOES DEPLOY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504380

Incident

Jul 16, 2012

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE DRIVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED A WEEK BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10316694

Incident

Feb 4, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS COULD FAIL TO DEPLOY, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK IF A SERIOUS INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE FLOOR BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 186000.

NHTSA ID

10282636

Incident

Sep 2, 2009

Mileage

186,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE DETAILED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A HARD COMPUTER CODE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT. THE DEALER LATER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ASSUME THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000. UPDATED 09/01/09 *BF UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10280852

Incident

Jul 27, 2009

Mileage

180,000 mi

ICY ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSED A DIRECT COLLISION OF MY 2002 TUNDRA WITH A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE FRONT BUMPER RADIATOR AND ALL PARTS IN BETWEEN WERE PUSHED BACK INTO THE ENGINE FROM THIS IMPACT; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN DRIVER INJURIES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10104448

Incident

Dec 17, 2004

Mileage

50,598 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10063256

Incident

Mar 8, 2004

Mileage

38,500 mi

VEHICLE HAS DRIVER & PASSENGER AIR BAGS - IN FRONT END COLLISION AT 45 MPH NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK SO DRIVER HIT STEERING COLUMN WITH FULL IMPACT - THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NLM

NHTSA ID

767700

Incident

Sep 20, 2002