Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 1999 Toyota Tacoma

17 problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 1999 Toyota Tacoma. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 11/12/2015

Takata recall- my husband had a seizure while driving. He crossed over to oncoming traffic. He hit one car, went over a curb and down an embankment and ended up hitting the back of a subway. His car went through the wall into the subway. Air bags did not deploy. Police did file a report and he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. His car was totaled.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 05/24/2013

The car in front of me stopped on the freeway and I was not able to stop in time. My front right hit his rear left, and my car spun 180 degrees into the lane next to the one I had been in and I was facing the oncoming traffic. My air bags did not deploy.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/01/2006

- the contact stated that while driving the 1999 Toyota Tacoma with 172000 failure mileage at 20 mph the vehicle hit a concrete pole on the center of the vehicle's bumper, and the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained minor injuries. The contact stated that the vehicle was totally destroyed.

4 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 07/24/2003

While driving on I-5, just south of mt. Shasta, at about 2:45 in the morning, I hit a 400 lb brown bear, doing the speed limit for the road in the area(65mph). The bear brought the truck to a complete stop. Neither driver nor passenger side airbags deployed. I called a local Toyota dealer and they said that the bear was not a stationary object, and this is why the airbags did not deploy.

5 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/20/2001

Vehicle was involved in a 60 mph frontal collision in which driver and passenger air bags did not deploy, cause unknown. Please give any further details.

6 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 04/25/2001

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 40 mph with a 1996 GMC, suburban. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified, and was unwilling to assist in this matter.

7 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/08/2001

Consumer was taking off from a red light when another vehicle ran a red light at 50 mph, and hit consumer's vehicle on the front/right side, and airbags did not deploy.

8 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 01/05/2001

Consumer's son was involved in a front end collison while driving 45 mph, and air bags did not deploy. He sustained mouth injuries.

9 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 01/12/2000

Consumer was driving on a three lane highway and another vechicle veered into his lane and hit him head-on. Driver was intoxicated. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy.

10 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/20/1999

Front end hit a guard rail at 45mph and then spinned around and hit the front end against a tree. Upon impact, neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. Body shop could not tell why airbags did not deploy.

11 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 10/02/1999

While driving 35-40 mph the vehicle had a direct frontal impact in which the driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. Please provide further information.

12 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 05/02/1999

Consumer was driving approximately 30 mph. Upon impact, vehicle was struck at driver rear tire, vehicle flipped in air approximately 20 feet and landed on the front bumper, air bag did not deploy. Vehicle then flipped on its top and began to slide, and passenger's seat belt buckle came un latched.

13 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/09/1999

I was travelling north on hwy 3 at 55mph when I saw a lady, mrs keevy, turning left across traffic. I was wearing a seat belt. I locked up my brakes, but the road had been sanded for ice the night before. I broadsided her at a speed of at least 35 mph. My vehicle was a totaled. Her vehicle was also totaled. She was air lifted to a hospital. None of the emergency workers could understand why my air bags did not deploy. Both auto body places, and a master mechanic said they should have deployed. A 1999 Toyota sat next to mine in the repair facility with severe front end damage and his did not deploy. I have pictures of my vehicle, mrs. Keevy's vehicle, and the other Toyota. I have also ordered a police report. I notified Toyota on their hotline, they sent an investigator who said I did not meet the criteria. I sent them two certified letters, one with pictures of all vehicles. They finally contacted last week, requesting a police report and hospital records.

14 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 01/01/1901

Vehicle air bags failed to deploy. (answered by tis) the consumers son lost control of the vehicle when he hit a patch of ice and the crashed into a bridge support.

15 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Collision at 35 mph, and upon impact air bags did not deploy, causing minor injuries to driver. Manufacture will be notified. Please provide further information.

16 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

While stopping at a traffic light vehicle was rear ended at 80 mph, forced into another vehicle head-on. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy. The accident caused damage to the front end of the vehicle and injuries to the driver.

17 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Vehicle involved in a three car frontal collision at 40-50 mph. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. Dealer/manufacturer were not notified at this time. > please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.


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