2001 Toyota Camry Airbags Problems
48 owner-reported airbags complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (48)
Your 2001 Toyota Camry was hit head-on by another vehicle while you were driving at 35 mph, but the airbags failed to deploy. You suffered injuries to your left shoulder and head that needed medical treatment. The vehicle was towed away but was never inspected by a dealer or mechanic to determine why the airbags didn't work. A proper diagnostic inspection would be needed to identify the root cause of the airbag system failure.
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Your airbag warning light has been illuminated on your dashboard for approximately 2 months. Based on your research, it appears your airbags may not be functioning properly. You should have the airbag system diagnosed by a technician to identify and repair the underlying electrical or sensor issue.
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Your airbag warning light has turned on and is staying on your dashboard. This indicates a problem with your airbag system that needs to be checked right away. A diagnostic scan will likely be needed to identify whether it's a sensor issue, wiring problem, or a faulty airbag module.
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Your air bag warning light stays on and won't turn off. The Toyota dealer told you the sensor needed to fix it has been discontinued and is no longer available for purchase.
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Your airbag warning light stays on continuously, both when the car is parked and while driving. This indicates a problem with your airbag system that needs diagnostic attention to determine the root cause and ensure the airbags will deploy properly in a crash.
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MY VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT ON A CITY STREET. ITS RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION. THAT IMPACT SPUN THE VEHICLE AROUND WHERE IT WAS ONCE AGAIN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. SO, BY THE TIME IT WAS OVER, THE PASSENGER-SIDE QUARTER PANEL, PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR, AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL POLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT KICKED THE DOOR OPEN AND CRAWLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LOT OF INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ *JS
A WOMAN PULLED OUT OF A SIDE ROAD AND WAS ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD NO WHERE TO GO SO I HIT HER IN BACK OF HER TRUCK. I HAD NO WHERE TO GO. SHE PULLED OUT FAST AND THEN SLOWED DOWN. WHEN I HIT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF AND I WAS WONDERING WHY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED FORCEFULLY INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES AND CRACKED RIBS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.
MY CAR WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BY A DRIVER THAT WENT INTO OUR LANE, RUNNING MY CAR OFF THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO GO UP OVER CURB AND HEAD ON INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED FROM THE IMPACT OF BEING HIT AND CRASHING STRAIGHT INTO A BRICK WALL. I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT I NEED TO REPORT THIS AND FIND OUT IF THE AIRBAG IS FAULTY. MY CAR IS REPORTED TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE PICTURES FROM THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT TO SHOW HOW THE CAR WENT INTO THE BRICK WALL AND NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. *TR
OUR SON REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH AND THE AIR BAG NEVER WENT OFF CAUSING HEAD INJURIES. HE WILL BE OK BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER HAD THE BAG WORK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION DUE TO HIS HEAD STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION, HE SUSTAINED BRUISES AND CUTS TO THE HEAD FROM THE BROKEN GLASS. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
UPON IMPACT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS AT A FULL STOP, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES TO MY WIFE, WHO WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE FRONT, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IN WHICH IT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER ADVISED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A REPRESENTATIVES FROM TOYOTA WHO INFORMED HER, THAT TOYOTA WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIR OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OF THE AIR BAG. UPDATED EVOQ 12/0/10
MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT, HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THE AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER CAR WENT OFF, THE AIRBAG IN OUR CAR DID NOT. MY WIFE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HER HEAD, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD AND SIGNIFICANTLY BRUISING HER HEAD. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE AIR BAG FAILURE. REPORT NUMBER 1001104565 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WERE NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN AT WHAT SPEED THE AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND THE OTHER DRIVERS RIGHT KNEE WAS INJURED. THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 0000326. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 125,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10
AIR BAGS ON 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA SLE MAY NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY SINCE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE IDLING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO FULL RPM AND WENT THROUGH FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STRUCK ONE VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 3/18/08 *CN TEXAS POLICE REPORT UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR
MY SON IN LAW DIED IN THIS CAR IT WAS SAID THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE, AND THEY THINK THAT THE TROLLER WAS STUCK. *AK
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 25 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE CONTACT ENDURED CHEST AND HEAD IMPACT TO THE STEERING WHEEL. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T SECURE THE DRIVER DURING THE COLLISION, AND THE CONTACTWAS PREGNANT. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *AK
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH UNDERIN WET CONDITIONS IT STRUCK THE REAR END OF A SECOND VEHICLE. HE THEN DROVE OFF AN EMBANKMENT, WENT THROUGH ABOUT 12 WOODEN POSTS, AND CRASHED INTO A BOLDER WHICH CRUSHED THE FRONT BUMPER IN HALF. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POLICE CAME TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY FROM THE CRASH SITE TO TRY AND DETERMINE IF THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2006 I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND STARTED MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK AND HAD NEVER BEEN MOVED. WITHIN SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT I SUSTAINED A FRACTURED LEFT ULNA, NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN (CERVICAL SPRAIN) AND ISSUES WITH HEARING IN MY LEFT EAR. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE!*JB
THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH BE INSTALLED IN HER 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. *NM *JB
CAR ACCIDENT. BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE - $12000 IN FRONT END DAMAGE - NOT AIRBAG OR SEATBELT WORKED. WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SEVERAL INJURIES. CAR WAS FIXED, BUT AIRBAG NOT REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE CONSUMER STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AND ANOTHER MOTORIST VEHICLE T-BONED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK THE FRAME HAD BROKEN IN HALF AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SC *JB
WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO A BRICK WALL. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *LA THE DRIVER IS STILL UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE. *NM
SUDDEN ACCELERATION LEADING TO CRASH IN WALL...WITH INJURY TO DRIVER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DIDN'T APPEAR PRIOR TO THE CRASH; DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *LA
I HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT THE BACK OF A VAN STOPPED TO TURN ON A ROADWAY (LEGALLY) AND I FAILED TO SEE IT UNTIL I WAS RIGHT UPON IT. I HIT THE BACK OF THIS VAN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR. ALTHOUGH THE VAN WAS HARDLY DAMAGED, MY WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED, INCLUDING PARTS OF MY RADIATOR, FANS AND BUMPER, LIGHTS, AND GRILL. HOWEVER, MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PLACE THAT FIXED MY CAR, CERTIFIED COLLISION CENTER ASSOCIATED WITHOUT THE DURANT TOYOTA HOUSE HERE IN WEATHERFROD, TEXAS SAID THAT ONLY ONE OF MY SENSORS WAS DAMAGED DURING THE IMPACT. NOW I WANT TO KNOW IS MY AIRBAG GOING TO DEPLOY WHILE I AM DRIVING OR WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AND WHY DIDN'T IT DEPLOY DURING THIS IMPACT? I SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES FROM THIS IMPACT. I AM HAVING PHYSICAL THERAPY TO HELP MY THORACIC MUSCLE. I ALSO HIT MY KNEES ON THE DASHBOARD DURING THE IMPACT. I ALSO HAD A LARGE BRUISE AND A SMALL CUT ON MY LEFT SIDE OF MY THROAT FROM WHERE THE SEAT BELT CAUGHT ME. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE MY AIRBAG AND EXPLAIN TO ME WHY IT DID NOT GO OFF. A 40 MILE PER HOUR IMPACT HIT SQUARELY BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE SET OFF MY AIRBAGS, AT LEAST I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE AIRBAG THAT IS PRESENTLY INSTALLED IN MY CAR AND I FEEL THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THESE BACK AND NECK INJURIES IF IT HAD GONE OFF AS IT SHOULD HAVE. I WANT MY CURRENT AIRBAG COMPLETELY REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE SENSORS, BY TOYOTA.*JB
QUESTIONS CONCERNING AIR BAGS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTING IN THUMB INJURIES. *SC *JB
CONSUMER HAD A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE. I HAD REPORTED THE SEATBELT PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA DEALER PREVIOUSLY. PASSENGER SEATBELT WAS REPLACED, BUT DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THE DRIVER SEATBELT WAS FINE. TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE AIRBAG AFTER ACCIDENT.
CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS ON HOW TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL SO THAT THUMBS ARE NOT INJURED DURING DEPLOYMENT. *MR *SCC
ON JUNE 21, 2003 @ APPROX. 1730 HRS A 1993 FORD MUSTANG TURNED INTO THE PATH OF MY WIFE'S 2001 CAMRY. THE CAMRY WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 45 MPH AND LEFT APPROX 51 FEET OF SKID MARKS PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT CAP OF THE CAMRY WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *NLM
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. TS
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP, AFTER CUTTING IN FRONT OF HIM. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND REARENDED THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 15 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT SAME SPEED HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THIS VEHICLE REAR-ENDED AN EXPLORER AT ABOUT 30 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAMRY HAS EXTENSIVE FRONT-END DAMAGE WITH ALL FRONT-END SYSTEMS PUSHED BACK INTO ENGINE AND WHEELS. POLICE AT SCENE WONDERED WHY THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, AND TOWING AND FIRE (MEDICAL) PERSONNEL USED EXTREME CAUTION UNTIL SURE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS IN FACT DISARMED BY REMOVAL OF BATTERY. *AK
THE POWDERED CHEMICAL ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRBAGS CAUSED SKIN BURNS WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY SEVERE WITH RESPECT TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, WHO BURNED, BLISTERED, AND HAS HAD RESIDUAL RASH AND MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE CHEST AREA, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE CRASH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THESE TYPES OF AIRBAG INJURIES ARE MORE TYPICAL OF THE FIRST-GENERATION AIRBAGS, BUT VERY ATYPICAL OF AIRBAGS THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED IN A 2001 MODEL VEHICLE.*AK
ON JANUARY 4, 2002, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CAMRY. A CAR IN FRONT OF ME (DODGE STRATUS) WAS STOPPED WAITING TO TURN LEFT. I WAS BEHIND THE CAR IN A STOPPED POSITION. ANOTHER CAR (1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE) TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH HIT ME FROM BEHIND FORCING MY CAR INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME RECEIVED DAMAGE TO TRUNK AND BUMPER WITH ENOUGH FORCE/DAMAGE TO CAUSE THE TRUNK TO NOT SHUT WITHOUT REPAIR. MY QUESTION, CONCERN IS THIS: MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY (NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER) AND ACCORDING TO MY OWNER'S MANUAL THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS FORCED INTO APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE RECLINING POSITION DURING THE IMPACT AND IS CURRENTLY LOCKED INTO THAT POSITION. MY CAR HAD A POWER DRIVER'S SEAT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE COLLAPSED. I AM NOT SURE AT WHAT POINT THE SEAT COLLAPSED BUT THE IMPACT MUST HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO THROW ME FORWARD AND THEN BACK HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE SEAT TO FAIL. AS A RESULT I HAVE SUFFERED SOME BACK AND NECK INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE SEATS WERE DESIGNED TO DO THIS BUT I CANNOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE MANUAL, ON THEIR SITE OR ON THE WWW TO THIS EFFECT. THE IMPACT WAS ENOUGH THAT A BIG MAC IN MY RIGHT HAND WAS THROWN AGAINST THE ODOMETER, DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR AND INTO THE BACK SEAT ON THE WINDOWS. A 32 OUNCE COKE WAS SPLATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CAR INTO THE DASH ELECTRONICS (CD PLAYER, TAPE DECK, ETC.) AND A CLOSED ARM REST. THE IMPACT SEEMS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND THE FACT THAT THE SEAT BACK DID NOT PROVIDE BACK SUPPORT IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME. AT A MINIMUM, IF THE SEATS ARE DESIGNED TO GO BACK LIKE THEY DID IN THIS SITUATION, THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE AWARE.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MPH, REAR-ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND DEPLOY. UPON EXAMINATION OF DAMAGE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY, AND AIR BAG SENSORS WERE DEMOLISHED. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER SIDE. FRONT AND REAR DOORS SEVERELY DAMAGED. DRIVER SIDE SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT CONTACT DEALER. *AK
AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN, DURING THIS ACCIDENT THERE WERE 3 DEATHS.
This complaint is primarily about DMV record-keeping and vehicle title documentation issues, not a mechanical problem with the vehicle itself. The owner reports difficulty getting the DMV to correct ownership records for their 2001 Toyota Camry that they purchased in cash. While the complaint mentions airbags, brakes, and structure as components, no specific mechanical defects or failures are described.
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