2004 Toyota 4Runner Air Bags

Side curtain shield airbags.

The contact owned a 2004 Toyota 4 Runner. The contact stated that the driver’s and front passenger air bags failed. The contact stated that when at complete a stop at the red traffic light, the vehicle in the rear failed to stop and crashed into the contact's vehicle rear-end, pushing the vehicle into the roadway. The driver’s and front passenger air bags failed to deploy and caused the front passenger's head to hit the dashboard, suffered injuries to the head, six broken back vertebrae, three broken ribs, head concussion. The contact was the driver and had no injuries to report. The front passenger who was her husband was airlifted to the hospital. The State Trooper mentioned that the other driver might have been on their phone however it was unknown due to them suffering fatal injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The contact advised that the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 238,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OVER A SMALL BUMP, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H MILLER TOYOTA MURRAY (5650 S STATE ST, MURRAY, UT 84107, (801) 590-0640) AND NUMEROUS FAILURE CODES WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10909230699. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPOND IMPACT FROM A TRACTOR TRAILER. CAR COMPLETELY TOTALED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN TOYOTA DEALER LOCATED IN UPATOI, GA WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAMARA RECALL (AIRBAGS)

I HAD TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS TO TAKE THE CAR TO TOYOTA BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG DEFECT.THIS HAPPENED TWICE ONCE IN 2013 AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO CHARGE AND THAN THEY CHARGED ME $346 AND SAID IT WAS TO REPLACE FLUIDS...THE SECOND RECALL WAS IN 2016 THIS TIME THERE WAS NO CHARGE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FOUR SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BURNS AND CUTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS ARM. THE OCCUPANTS DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THERE WAS NO FIRE, CRASH, OR POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I WAS NOTIFIED IN APRIL 2016 THAT MY CURTAIN AIRBAGS MAY NEED A NEW MODULE DUE TO THE UNINTENTIONAL OPERATION OF THESE AIR BAGS. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE DEALER. I THINK TOYOTA IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET IN SUPPLYING THE DEALERS WITH THE REPLACEMENT MODULE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,444.

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I HAD SENT IN A COMPLAINT AFTER THE INCIDENT. CAR WAS TOTALED AND DRIVER WAS INJURED WITH A FRONT END COLLISION. TOYOTA REFUSED TO LOOK AT CAR FOR AIRBAG DEFECTS. I CAN SEND IMAGES IF NEEDED. RECALLED FOR TOO MUCH FORCE? HOW ABOUT JUST DEFECTIVE? THIS IS AT LEAST AS DANGEROUS AS DEPLOYING WITH TOO MUCH FORCE IN MY OPINION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND A CAR COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF ME, SHE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO MAKE THE TURN( I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO PUT ON BRAKES) WHICH ENDED UP IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I WAS GOING AROUND 45MPH AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT BUT MY HEAD AND UPPER BODY DID GET BRUISED AND BANGED UP PRETTY BAD. I DO HAVE A POLICE REPORT AND I'M WAITING TO GET THE COPY. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED TO FIRST POSITION. ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND CAR WAS IN PARK. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AT THE TIME AIR BAGS EXPLODED AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONTAL DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 06/07/11*LJ UPDATED 07/08/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACUTER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT AN INSPECTOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE INSPECTOR STATED THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DRINK SPILLAGE IN THE CUP HOLDER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS LOCATED UNDER THE CUP HOLDER. THE INSPECTOR COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND KNEE. A PASSENGER WAS ALSO REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THE TYPE OF FRONTAL CRASH HE WAS INVOLVED IN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

VEHICLE CRASH AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

FRONT END COLLISION WITH SEMI WHERE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HE SAID/SHE SAID SITUATION. TRUCKER STATED HE WAS BROADSIDED BY DRIVER WHO RAN RED LIGHT. TOYOTA DRIVER STATES TRUCK "JACK KNIFED" OR SWERVED INTO HER CAR AS HE WAS CHANGING LANES IN INTERSECTION. TRUCK HAS A FLAT REAR TIRE ON SECOND TRAILER AND FRONT END OF CAR WAS TOTALED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DOES THE SPEED OF THE CAR TRAVELING MAKE A DIFFERENCE? DRIVER OF CAR HAD SPRAINED NECK AND CONCUSSION AND WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT. HAD BRUISES FROM SAFETY BELT ON SHOULDER. WILL GLADLY E-MAIL PICTURES OF SEVERITY OF FRONT END. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/07/09. *JB

MALFUNCTION IN THE CENTER AIRBAG SENSOR ASSEMBLY IN MY VEHICLE HAS RENDERED THE AIRBAGS INOPERABLE. SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON TWO WEEKS AGO. TOYOTA SERVICE GARAGE SAID IT WOULD COST $545 TO REPAIR. NO REPAIR TO DATE. TOYOTA INDICATED THAT IT WAS ONLY COVERED BY 3-YEAR WARRANTY. *TR

HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT BY PANEL VAN TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, POLICE ESTIMATE, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A GUARDRAIL. THERE WAS A 5 SECOND DELAY IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG, CAUSING THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH OCCUPANTS INCURRED HEAD INJURIES, LACERATIONS, MUSCULAR INJURIES, AND THE CONTACT INCURRED OCULAR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A SERVICE DEALER OR PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP.