Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2001 Toyota Tacoma

Two problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2001 Toyota Tacoma. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Toyota Tacoma based on all problems reported for the 2001 Tacoma.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/30/2002

Passenger side air bag emits acrid/musty like odor when subjected to heat from the sun or after the heater has been run for a while and had a chance to soak the area behind the dash. Odor triggers wife's asthma attacks. Odor is not coming from heater/ac vents. Dt.

2 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/12/2001

Consumer was traveling 55mph on highway and there was a noise located in rear end. Dealership replaced rear end. Consumer's son was traveling on highway, a deer ran in front of him, he applied brakes and lost control of vehicle/ ran into a tree. Vehicle was totaled. Dealership was aware of problem. Driver's side airbag deployed after he was climbing out of vehicle.


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