Air Bag Problems of Toyota Corolla - part 1

Cruise contol quit. Discovered: the air bag - clockspring assembly/spiral cable: r&r clock spring assembly has developed an open circuit causing the srs light to illuminate as well as loss of function of the steering wheel buttons per heyward allen Toyota, athens, georgia. Diagnostic completed 10/27/26. I see that this has been a recall on prior Toyota Corolla models. Because they have not recalled this . . . I must pay $1137 to have it repaired! it's my understanding that when this is not working, the airbag may not engage during an accident and other issues of braking, steering, and the collision assistance mechanisms may also fail.

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The driver’s side a pillar that houses the airbag is not flush with the headliner. There is a gap in the upper section of the a pillar. This gap causes a distraction while driving because the gap is directly in front of the driver’s view. I took the vehicle to the Toyota of corona dealer in corona, CA to have the a pillar gap fixed so it is flush and not a distraction while driving. I was provided a video made by the technician of his inspection. In the video the technician acknowledged the gap in the a pillar, but showed that the same gap exists in their brand new Toyota vehicles. The technician filmed a new Toyota vehicle with the a pillar gap. The technician stated on video “that this how they come and there is no issue with your vehicle. ” I spoke by phone with my service advisor and discussed the issue with him, but was advised there is nothing they could do. The driver side a pillar having a gap and being in the direct line of sight of the driver is very dangerous. From the technician’s statements on video, the gap exists on all new Toyota vehicles.

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The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a "maintenance required" message was displayed, and the front passenger air bag warning light illuminated. The speedometer was inoperable. The contact stated new tires had been installed previously. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not yet diagnosed. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 23v865000 (air bags); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by telephone. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

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On [xxx], I was involved in a motor vehicle collision involving my 2022 Toyota Corolla. My vehicle was struck from behind and pushed into another vehicle in front of me. My vehicle sustained significant damage to the front, rear, and sides. 1. What component or system failed? the airbag restraint system is the suspected component that malfunctioned. None of the airbags deployed during the collision, including the side airbags. The vehicle’s airbag control module and diagnostic system have been scanned by an independent mechanic. Diagnostic scan information may be available for inspection upon request. The vehicle and related components should be preserved for further inspection. 2. How was safety put at risk? there were three occupants in the vehicle, including myself and my two young children, ages [xxx] and [xxx]. Despite the significant collision and damage to the vehicle, none of the airbags deployed. This raised serious concerns about the safety of all occupants. We experienced injuries following the accident, and I am concerned that the failure of the airbag system may have increased the risk of injury. 3. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed? unknown. An independent mechanic scanned the vehicle for diagnostic trouble codes. However, I do not yet have confirmation that the airbag system malfunction has been reproduced or that a specific defective component has been identified. 4. Has the vehicle been inspected? an independent mechanic has performed a diagnostic scan of the vehicle. The vehicle also sustained significant damage in the collision. Unknown whether Toyota, a Toyota dealership, police, or insurance representatives have performed a specific inspection of the airbag system. 5. Were there warning lights or symptoms before the failure? unknown. I do not currently have confirmation of whether an airbag warning light or other warning message appeared before the collision. I am requesting that NHTSA review this incident information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act.

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Please see attached letter. This corporation is stringing me along and does not seem to care that my do not drive order car still has an airbag light on. I'm driving a do not drive order car around because I have no other choice.

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I was driving home from church late Sunday night. A really rough storm hit and it knocked down a huge tree in the road covering the entire road. I did not see the tree until I got up on it and I went straight through it. I was running around 40 mph and total front end impact took the whole bumper off but my airbags did not deploy.

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The air bag light stays on at all times when there is nothing on the passengers seat. This has stayed on for the past two weeks. I am afraid that the airbag might fail and cause an injury.

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My passengers airbag light is on and it causes a safety issue. I called Toyota and they washed their hands off. Telling me that my VIN number does not fall under the recall where I know for a fact that car is made around the same time have many recalls with this particular issue. I was not given any help at all.

In a 2024 Corolla the spiral cable (clock spring) is defective. It controls the airbag, cruise control, horn and more, so it is an important safety mechanism electrical part. Toyota USA is on back order for this part for at least a month, maybe two. This suggests to me that there is a widespread problem with defective Toyota Corolla spiral cables (clock spring) inside the steering wheel. People are driving around with this defective part while waiting for the part to arrive in the us, and will need to pay upwards of $1000 to have the defective part replaced.

I was broadsided at the front end of the drivers side on Saturday 07/25/2026 by a wayward vehicle drifting into my lane. After the crash, the airbags deployed and then I could not open the driver seat door. Three other passer-bys who kindly stopped to check on me could not open the door from outside either. Finally, after being stuck for at least 10 minutes in the car, the police arrived, who somehow managed to open the door and let me out. This is a serious safety hazard; if the car caught fire, I could be burnt alive.

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The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while idling at a stop, the vehicle was rear-ended. During the crash, the driver's seat unexpectedly reclined backwards, and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact received an on-site assessment by the paramedics but declined to be transported from the scene. The contact later sought medical attention for whiplash, a concussion, and neck and back pain. The other driver involved in the crash had not been injured. No police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and provided a reference number. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 45,500.

While driving at highway speeds, the vehicle suffered a sudden, simultaneous failure of multiple electrical and safety systems. Without warning, the check engine light, vsc (vehicle stability control) light, traction control light, and srs airbag light all illuminated simultaneously on the dashboard. Immediately upon illumination of these fault lights, the vehicle lost computer-assisted stability control, began swerving violently, spun out of control, and collided with another vehicle, suffering severe front and rear impact damage. The vehicle was declared a total loss. Despite severe impact forces to both the front and rear structure, the srs airbags completely failed to deploy. Both occupants sustained injuries due to the impact and lack of airbag protection. The simultaneous illumination of the airbag and vsc lights prior to impact strongly points to a sudden failure of the steering column spiral cable (clock spring) assembly—a known safety defect under NHTSA recall campaign 14v-168 (recall e0m). The illumination of the airbag fault light appears to have deactivated the srs system prior to impact, leaving occupants unprotected during a major collision. The vehicle is currently held at iaa san diego and contains unread event data recorder (edr) crash data proving the pre-impact system shutdown. I request that NHTSA review this safety system failure and airbag non-deployment. Chp crash report #[9645-2026-02967] and insurance total loss evaluation are available upon request.

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My 2017 Toyota Corolla is involved in illegal airbags that are a horrible crash rating f - by . Toyota of spartanburg south carolina in 3 recall to the owner of 2017 Toyota certified pre owned USA automobile the ntsa has multiple auto manufacturing companies that are chinese airbags that are unsafe and can deploy and hurt passengers and allstate auto insurance will test safe USA airbags for my Toyota USA sedan to insure car auto safety.

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It was heavy rain traffic came and when I slowed down the anti lock breaks effected me from stopping fast enough and were made me just slid into back off vehicle in front off me giving me injury's to my kneck due to the air bags did not deploy.

On 6/7 while driving 65 mph I hit a deer on the driver front. My car detected the crash and deployed every airbag inside the car. I received an injury to my legs from the driver's airbag under my steering wheel. If this airbag were not there, I would have had no injuries from this accident. I have missed work and was seen at the local ed for treatment.

The car that traps and holds moisture) in us vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replace ac don’t blow any cool air to be driving with a minor child it put he’s health in a bad risky situation.

On may 22, 2026, I got off work and started my 2021 Toyota Corolla le when I noticed the srs airbag warning light was on. The warning light has remained on ever since. I am concerned that my airbags may not function properly in the event of an accident. I recently contacted Toyota corporate because I learned about a possible airbag recall from 2024. Toyota opened a case under my name, but I was never notified about the recall. I would like this issue investigated to determine whether my vehicle has an unresolved safety defect related to the airbag system.

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I’m getting a message on my dashboard that srs airbag system malfunction. Visit your dealer. I know there are recalls going on for this right now with american maid Toyotas, but I’m told mine isn’t because it was made in japan. I do not have $1000 to go get this fixed. This is a safety issue because it says if in an accident, the passenger side airbag will not implode. .

I am writing to formally report a serious safety concern regarding my vehicle’s airbag system following a recent accident. On April 22, 2026, I was involved in a significant collision while driving my Toyota Corolla 2022. The impact was severe enough that the other vehicle involved deployed its airbags. However, despite the force of the crash, the airbags in my vehicle did not deploy. I am extremely concerned that the airbag system may have failed to function as designed. Given that airbags are a critical safety feature intended to protect occupants in high-impact collisions, this raises serious questions about the reliability and safety of my vehicle.

Was in a wreck where I ended up rear ending a truck. I dont know how fast I was at after putting on the brakes. But originally it was 60 mph speed limit. The air bags did not deploy at all.

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On xxx we have went to we buy any car. Com in the car was inspected as a structural damage and it was found that there was no airbags at all so five years ago we have bought the car from john’s. Great cars we didn’t know about this. They didn’t tell us that there was no bags. Technically they’re not supposed to sell a car without airbags cause that’s a safety issue now my daughter had an accident with this car and the airbags never deployed so that’s what happened. The car never had airbags so at this point this is a safety issue and it’s urgent.

I received a "do not drive" recall for my vehicle in the mail because of defective air bags. The recall letter claimed that there have been twenty-eight confirmed deaths in relation to this recall. I entered priority Toyota of chesapeake, va to address the issue. That was on Monday, April 6th, 2026. Even though there was a "do not drive" order on the recall, priority Toyota of chesapeake refused to give me a loaner vehicle. It is now Monday, April 13th, and priority Toyota of chesapeake has claimed that they are still waiting on an email to begin repairing the vehicle, which I need for transport. This is a formal complaint that priority Toyota of chesapeake, va has failed to repair the recalls to the vehicle in a timely manner.

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The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while his son was driving at 3 mph, they were rear-ended by a BMW x5 and pushed forward, crashing into a Ford explorer. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that his son sustained injuries consisting of lacerations to his face and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, where medical attention was provided. There was no reported fire. A police report was filed, which indicated that the air bags deployed. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The weekend of April 3rd, I was driving down a two lane road. There was a dip in the road that lead me to overcorrecting. I had then spun out 2 times, and flew me over a ditch, to smack down on to all 4 tires and slide into a duke energy pole. The airbags didn’t deploy at all. With the incident and the areas affected, the airbags should have deployed.

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving approximately at 65 mph, and applying the brake pedal to exit off a ramp, the vehicle failed to decelerate. The contact continued to press the brake pedal; however, the vehicle did not stop, causing them to rear-end another vehicle, which caused their vehicle to come to an abrupt stop. The air bags did not deploy. The contact did not receive any injuries, and no medical attention was needed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed by georgia carolina recovery services. The contact was informed by the adjuster that the vehicle may be totaled; however, the decision had not been finalized. The dealer was contacted and informed about the incident. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 8,500.

I was involved in a vehicle accident Mar. 31, 2026. And only the side curtain air bags deployed. Neither driverside steering wheel airbag (which caused me to fracture my sternum) nor the passanger side airbag deployed.

I am attempting to complete a manufacturer-issued safety recall involving my vehicle’s airbag system, which includes a “do not drive” advisory due to the risk of airbag inflator failure. Despite multiple good-faith attempts, I have encountered repeated barriers at the dealership level that have prevented timely completion of the repair. I scheduled a service appointment with culver city Toyota and clearly indicated I required a rental vehicle to leave my car. My confirmation stated “arrangement: rental vehicle,” and the appointment was scheduled accordingly. When I arrived, I was told no rentals were available and that they are first-come, first-served. I was turned away and told to return another day. When I returned, I was able to leave my vehicle, but was asked how long I would need the rental without being given a repair timeline. Only after asking was I told the repair would take approximately two days. This was not communicated in advance, and given the prior lack of rental availability, it is unclear how I would have been expected to proceed without transportation. This has occurred across multiple attempts: lack of rental availability and requests to leave my vehicle for extended periods without transportation have made it difficult or impossible to complete the recall. As a result, I have been placed in the position of continuing to operate a vehicle with a known safety defect under a “do not drive” advisory due to the inability to access timely and practical repair. I am concerned that dealership-level processes are creating barriers that delay or prevent consumers from completing urgent safety recalls. As of today, I have left my car at this dealership for the recall repair, however the inconsistent communication and handling of this process have created uncertainty about whether the repair will be completed in a timely and reliable manner. Seeing reviews online, I'm not the only one who's had this issue and the gm is non responsive.

I was driving on a two lane state road. Two vehicles we traveling in front of me in the left lane. The further vehicle in left decide to make a sudden stop at a traffic light. The silver sedan behind that vehicle was traveling too close to react appropriately. The sedan avoid the vehicle in front of it and impeded into my lane and collide with my vehicle. My airbags in my 2019 Corolla failed to deploy.

Driving on the interstate. Did not see or feel anything in the road. Airbags deployed and wrecked.

While I was driving in the middle lane through an intersection, a car from the opposite side failed to yield while turning and hit me on my driver's side. My car was traveling at approximately 35 mph, and the other vehicle was exceeding the speed limit. The impact caused my car to veer in the opposite direction and I lost consciousness immediately. The fire department had to extract me from the passenger side door as my driver's side door was jammed shut. Both the driver's door and the rear door on that side cannot be opened, rendering the car undriveable and necessitating towing from the crash scene. The collision was severe, causing my head to snap back and forth against the steering wheel, along with impact to the left side of my body and whiplash to my neck, back, and chest. I was taken to the nearest er by ambulance, experiencing bruises as well as severe pain in my head, neck, back, and chest, making breathing difficult. Despite the intensity of the crash, the airbags did not deploy, leading to further jolting of my body against the car interior. I had bought the car directly from a Toyota dealer, but I have not been contacted by Toyota regarding any potential manufacturing defects. The failure of the airbags to deploy after such a significant impact and the speed of the other vehicle has raised concerns about the safety of my car, as I was under the impression that it was free of defects.

#### the abs defect 12. Within seven (7) days of purchase, and with fewer than [number] miles driven, the subject vehicle experienced a catastrophic failure of the abs pump containing the electronic control unit (ecu) [citation:1 from previous analysis]. 13. This failure caused the abs warning light to illuminate and completely disabled the abs functionality, reducing the braking system to non-power-assisted, pre-abs technology. 14. The failure occurred with no warning and despite the vehicle being operated under normal driving conditions. 15. Upon information and belief, the abs pump/ecu unit contained manufacturing and/or design defects that existed at the time the vehicle left defendants' control. #### the airbag system defect 16. On or about [date of crash], plaintiffs were involved in a motor vehicle collision while operating the subject 2026 Toyota Corolla. 17. Upon information and belief, the crash forces were of sufficient magnitude that the vehicle's airbag control unit (acu) should have deployed the front airbags. 18. The airbags failed to deploy, causing plaintiffs to sustain enhanced injuries that would have been prevented or mitigated had the airbags functioned properly. 19. Upon information and belief, the airbag control unit in the subject vehicle is of the same type or design as those implicated in prior class action litigation against Toyota involving defective acus manufactured by zf-trw automotive . 20. Defendants have previously settled claims regarding acus that were vulnerable to "electrical overstress," which could disable the airbag system entirely during a crash, for $78. 5 million . 21. Defendants failed to warn plaintiffs that the 2026 Toyota Corolla might contain an acu with these same vulnerabilities.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v024000 (air bags); and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer was contacted, and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact's son was driving at 55 mph, another vehicle ran a stop sign and pulled into his path, resulting in a frontal collision with the side of the other vehicle. The contact’s vehicle spun around and came to rest on the shoulder of the road. Despite the high-speed frontal impact, the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed, and the vehicle was towed to an auto body shop; it has not been repaired. The contact's son sustained a bruised knee, neck and back pain, and a headache, for which he was treated with tylenol. The contact referenced NHTSA id number: 19v741000(air bags), recall repair was done a year before. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 265,000.

The contact owned a 2025 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond as intended. The front end of the vehicle lowered down while the rear-end rose and made an abnormal squealing sound. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's husband assisted the contact in driving, and the vehicle was able to respond after several attempts; however, the contact's husband stated that the vehicle felt like the parking brake was engaged unintendedly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the failure could not be duplicated; however, an unknown part was replaced. The contact stated that while driving 35-45 mph, the vehicle in front of the contact's vehicle slammed on the brakes. The contact then depressed the brake pedal, but the pedal travelled down and rested on the floorboard. Additionally, the front end of the vehicle lowered while the rear end of the vehicle rose, and the vehicle crashed underneath the rear-end of the truck. There was no warning light illuminated. The air bags failed to deploy. Toyoya safety connect system automatically connected the contact to a representative. The contact was transported to the hospital by emergency units. The contact sustained a fractured sternum, three fractures on the back, and the contact was hospitalized for 3 days. The contact's husband later arrived at the hospital and received medical assistance. The contact's husband sustained headaches, neck pain, bruised stomach as the seat belt fractured. The other driver did not sustain injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company. The dealer and the manufacturer were contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 8,000.

The contact owned a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while he was driving at 40 mph, another vehicle that was speeding caused a multiple vehicle collision. During the collision, the contact was in the middle lane when the speeding vehicle crashed into a vehicle in the left lane, and that vehicle merged violently into the middle lane, causing the contact to rear-end the vehicle in front due to the driver abruptly stopping. During the attempt to stop, the vehicle failed to decelerate sufficiently. Upon impact, the frontal air bags failed to fully deploy, as they only partially emerged from the housing. The failure experienced was a loss of braking effectiveness at 40 mph that resulted in a rear-end collision, during which the frontal air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to a family member's home. The tire pressure warning was the only warning light on at the time of the crash. The driver was injured. Injuries sustained were lower back, right side ribs, and neck pain that required medical attention. The vehicle was deemed totaled by insurance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 124,000.

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