Four problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2003 Toyota Tacoma. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Toyota Tacoma based on all problems reported for the 2003 Tacoma.
At approximately 128k miles, the air bag light illuminated and will not go out. The problem was first noticed while driving, but nothing happened to the vehicle that would have been an obvious cause. Additionally, the vehicle has been continually garaged since I purchased it new in 2003.
"takata recall" my airbag light came on recently. I took vehicle into auto shop, they replaced the airbag sensor located under the battery and cleared codes. The airbag light remained off for approx 30 days. Light kept coming back on every few days. I kept taking vehicle to auto shop where thy would clear the codes. This is a weekly routine. I have been informed that eventually the light will stay on permanently. Is this true? and is there a recall for airbags on this vehicle? I'm afraid the airbags might deploy while being driven.
Driving very slow on a rough terrain logging road and air bag light came on and has not gone off.
My 2003 matrix had less than 40,000 original miles when the dash air bag light came on. Toyota recalled the matrix for this problem and was corrected in 2013. My 2003 Tacoma truck's current mileage is only 29,667 original miles. At approximately 28,000 miles the dash air bag light came on. A friend who specializes in Toyota repairs checked it and said it was the b1100-air bag sensor module. . Toyota has yet to recall the 2003 Tacoma for an air bag problem.