Six problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2014 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Traveling on a highway, changed lanes to avoid in accident, car behind me changed lanes too. Car behind failed to slow down and smashed trunk and pushed me into a steel guard rail. Side, front, and knee air bags did not deploy. Seat belt pretensioners did not engage. Nor did head restraints.
Head on collision hitting a tree, airbags did not deploy, vehicle totaled driver in the hospital. Accident on September 1, 2020 in tallahassee, FL.
My wife was driving our 2014 Toyota Prius eastbound on broadway rd. , approaching sossaman rd. , in mesa, az, on Friday December 13, 2019 at about 10:00 am. Weather conditions were clear and dry. She was alone in the vehicle, wearing her seat belt, traveling at 20 mph in a construction zone, wanting to turn southbound on sossaman rd. , some 200 yards further east. Construction crews had removed a portion of the roadway, creating a ditch, about 8 feet long in the direction of travel, about 10 to 12 inches deep and about two lanes wide. After passing a construction vehicle, she began her turn to the right and ran into the ditch. The front wheels of the Prius dropped into the ditch and proceeded across the opening some 8 feet, at a slight angle, and impacted the concrete roadway on the other side, causing a sudden and violent deceleration. Due to the relatively shallow ditch, and the low ground clearance of the Prius, the car rode up on the concrete and the brunt of the impact was absorbed by the undercarriage. There was some fascia and bumper damage. The wheels did not impact the concrete barrier. The driver's side airbag did not deploy. I filed a claim with Toyota, and they agreed to have the vehicle's event data recorder downloaded. Analysis of the event data recorder information, provided by Toyota, shows a total time of 123 milliseconds for the vehicle to reach a complete stop from the point of initial impact, with a maximum longitudinal deceleration of -14g's (my calculation. ) my wife suffered severe neck injuries. Toyota sent me a letter saying the airbag system operated as designed and was not at fault (my summary. ) I don't see how that can be, due to the extent and nature of my wife's injuries. Or, Toyota's design criteria are at fault and did not anticipate this type of collision.
Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated. As a result, the contact crashed into a building and the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact sustained chest injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,700.
The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Prius. While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact attempted to depress the brake pedal, but the vehicle did not stop. As a result, a crash occurred and the air bags did not deploy. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was not injured and a police report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 3,200.
The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Prius. While in the process of parking the vehicle, the brakes disengaged and the vehicle accelerated forward unexpectedly. The contact crashed the vehicle into the preceding vehicle. While attempting to reverse the vehicle, the brakes disengaged and the vehicle accelerated backwards. The contact crashed the vehicle into the vehicle behind it and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50.