Air Bag Related Problems of the 2001 Toyota Prius

Table 1 shows one common air bag related problems of the 2001 Toyota Prius.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Toyota Prius

Problem Category Number of Problems
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
1

Air Bag Not Deploy problem

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the breaks failed without warning. The breaks pedal traveled to the floorboard with no response. The contact then crashed into another vehicle and the air bag did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed to salvage lot for further inspection. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.


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