Front Air Bag problems of the 1996 Toyota Camry

12 problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1996 Toyota Camry. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 12/01/2003

While driving at 55 mph, the consumer was struck on the front passenger's side by another vehicle. The consumer was wearing a seat belt and the airbags did deploy. When the air bags deployed, they deployed in ribbons. The inflater canister sprayed the contents over the interior of the vehicle. Consumer suffered minor injuries.

2 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/28/2001

When older son was driving about 25 mph vehicle collided with another vehicle head-on. Younger son was riding on passenger's side when air bags deployed, causing serious injuries to passenger.

3 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/23/2000

During vehicle collision the front end of the vehicle was badly smashed, however the frontal air bag experienced no deployment.

4 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/14/1999

While driving driver's air bag inadvertently deployed ,causing minor injuries. There was no accident.

5 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/12/1998

False deployment of both air bags when the front tire struck concrete, bumper was not struck and vehicle was only traveling 5-10 mph. Yh.

6 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/04/1998

Violent deployment of passenger's air bag caused injury to consumers hands.

7 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/20/1998

Vehicle hit by semi in rear left. Driver lost control. Vehicle spun around; hit concrete barrier dividing highway twice in front. Neither air bags deployed.

8 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/17/1997

Vehicle hit car in the front right side and air bag didn't deploy.

9 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/24/1996

After a front impact accident, all of the seat belts on the vehicle disconnected or unbuckled. Both air bags deployed.

10 Front Air Bag problem

While driving at approximately 10 mph tire slightly hit a curb, causing dual airbags to deploy. The passenger's side front airbag caught on fire , resulting in 1st degree burns to the driver , but there was no passenger seated.

11 Front Air Bag problem

Consumer says that a bump was hit while driving the vehicle at 30 mph, the vehicle was parked for 20minutes, and when returned to vehicle the air bags had deployed on their own.

12 Front Air Bag problem

Consumer was involved in a 10 mph side impact collision in which the drivers and passengers air bags deployed, causing the driver to sustain injuries.


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