Table 1 shows six common air bag related problems of the 2009 Toyota Prius. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (eight problems). The second most common problem is related to the front air bag (two problems).
I was turning left and was hit by an oncoming car. Most damage done to the front right. The car was totaled. I was going about 5-10mph though the oncoming car was going approximately 40mph. The firemen, police and insurance adjuster were all very concerned that the airbags did not deploy. Read details...
I own a Prius 2009. I was involved in an accident in which a truck run a red light, broadsided a vehicle at the intersection. This vehicle spun and hit the right front part of my car. The problem is that the driver airbag deployed about 2 min after the hit, but the airbag was torn and the inflation Read details...
After reading the new york times article (11 Sep 2014) on takata air bags, I found out that our 2009 Toyota Prius was not (yet) subject to recall for the defective takata airbags, even though, according to the nyt many millions of Toyotas had these air bags. Read details...