127 problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2003 Toyota Avalon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Toyota Avalon based on all problems reported for the 2003 Avalon.
March 13, 2026, I was on a road trip from CA to az and while driving around 75-80mph (speed limit), something in the driver's side seat belt or the shoulder holster exploded, the belt tightened, and something metal or plastic flew off. Shortly after (within 30 seconds or so), the passenger's side seat belt did something similar where something in the seat belt mechanism exploded and another part went flying. There was an electrical buzzing noise. I was looking for a place to pull over when the air bags went off. There was no bump in the road or a dip and I did not hit anything. I don't remember the order the air bags exploded but it was one after the other. The driver's side air bag exploding left a red abrasion on my left hand. The vehicle was brought to a nearby dealership (anderson Toyota) where they said they could not verify what the issue was. The safety of myself and others on the road were at risk as the explosions were very loud and the air bags occluded my view while traveling at a high speed. The vehicle has been inspected by a 3rd party representative from bosch (Apr 2nd) as sent by Toyota corporate and Toyota has not given me any updates. Calling them several times they have failed to return calls, and after a call today, they said the case was filed as closed without my prior notice. I do not recall warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms.
I was driving back home, out of no where my car went out of control, went left, then right, hit something and flipped over twice to end in a hill against the traffic with 4 flat tires. The air bag did not deployed. I did hit the windshield. The car was total.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. While driving approximately 25 mph, the air bag deployed without warning and obscured the driver's vision. The vehicle crashed into a concrete divider. A police report was filed. The driver was not injured. The vehicle was extensively damaged and was towed to a tow yard. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.
Takata recall I received a safety recall notice about the passenger front airbag on may 2 2016. I went to walker jones service department in waycross, GA on may 3. I was told they do not have the part and have only received one replacement part. I was told they would call me when Toyota sent them the part. I called again on may 16 and they said the same thing. I want my vehicle repaired so I can safely use it. Why are the parts not available??? this is unacceptable. When these notices are sent out why do we have to get the runaround about the parts?.
I have been waiting over a year for this to be remedied. This is unacceptable.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Takata airbags: having received takata recall notices, I took my car to the dealer for action. He said my vehicle does not have takata airbags. According to NHTSA site, it does. Please let me know if there were any 2003 Toyota Avalon models sold with some other airbags than takata. If I do indeed have takata airbags, please let me know. Thank you.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (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. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Still waiting, over 1 year later, for resolution of NHTSA recall 15v043. This recall is dated 27 Jan 2015. Today is 03 Feb 2016. This is an unacceptable delay for a safety recall. Is there no enforcement action that could be utilized to address this issue?.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags) however, the parts were unavailable to perform the repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirmed parts not available. Mf.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (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. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Ak.
Tl- takata recall. The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags) however, the parts were unavailable to perform the repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirmed parts not available. Djr.
Letter from senator john mccain on behalf of constituent re the safety restraint system on his 2003 Toyota Avalon. The consumer stated Toyota issued a recall for the safety restraint system. The recall letter stated if the repair was related to the condition, it would be considered for reimbursement. Toyota denied the consumer's request for reimbursement, because they claimed the spiral cable was not part of the problem.
2003 Toyota Avalon. Consumer writes in regards to no replacement parts available to complete supplemental restraint system / electronic control unit recall.
No accident, I just want to say the recall fix is taking too long. It is over two years since this defect was revealed. The repair needs to be completed.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon . The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. Oo.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags); however, the part was unavailable to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable about of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags). The dealer was unable to supply the part beyond a reasonable time frame. The manufacturer was unable to determine when the part would be supplied to the dealer. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:15v043000 (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 notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts are not available. Ss.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (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. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of nhsta campaign number :15v043000(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 notified of the issue. The vehicle had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts are unavailable. Kh.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Js.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:15v043000 (air bag) however, the part to do the repairs was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of this failure. The contact had not experience a failure. Ng.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v147000 (air bags) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (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. Updated 6/30/cn updated 07/02/jb.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags). 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.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:15v043000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacture was made aware of issue. The contact had not expierenced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Jw.
2003 Toyota Avalon. Consumer writes in regards to supplemental restraint system/ electronic control unit recall notice. The consumer was informed he would have to pay for the seat removal in order to perform the recall.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (electrical system / air bags) however the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer has exceeded a reasonable amount of time to do the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Ed.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v147000 (air bags) however, the part needed 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. Pam.
Received a safety recall notice requiring the replacement of the srs ecu. According to the safety recall notice, "the front airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners could inadvertently deploy. An airbag that deploys inadvertently can, under some circumstances, increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a crash. " it has been over 1 month since I received the notice and Toyota has done nothing to fix the problem.
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v043000 (air bags) and 14v147000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.