2007 Toyota Tacoma Air Bags

Single car accident resulting in rollover. Concerns about NO airbag deployment

The contact owned a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact's lawyer stated that another vehicle lost control due to a dropped water bottle and collided with his client's vehicle on its front driver's side at 50 MPH. The contact's lawyer stated that no air bags deployed. The contact's lawyer stated that the contact sustained injuries to the pelvis, which was fractured, a concussion, and contusions to the head, left leg, and a laceration to the head and back. Medical attention was required. The contact's lawyer stated that a police report was filed. The contact's lawyer mentioned that the contact was in a coma for two months and was on a ventilator for four months. The vehicle was towed to a private location. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The contact stated that the failure was not diagnosed by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 500,000.

TAKATA RECALL- I HAD A ACCIDENT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHICH CAUSED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. INJURIES INCLUDED FACIAL CUT TO CHIN REQUIRING EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STITCHES, A CONCUSSION, BLACK EYE AND OTHER CUTS ( HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT COULD NOT BE UPLOADED DUE TO SIZE) TAKATA INFORMED ME I MAY HAVE CLAIM. I FILLED OUT THERE FORMS ONLY TO BE DENIED THREE TIMES, THE LAST ONE DUE TO MY VEHICLE NOT ON RECALL LIST. MY QUESTION IS WHY IS MY VEHICLE NOT ON RECALL WHEN I HAVE SUFFERED THE EXACT INJURY'S FROM THE AIR BAG AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THANK YOU.

MY TOYOTA TACOMA (2007) APPEARS TO QUALIFY FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL BUT SEARCHING MY VIN DOES NOT BRING IT UP. THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY, DATES AND VIN RANGE ALL SEEM TO MATCH. HOW DO I CHALLENGE THIS OR APPEAL TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED? THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON I AM TOLD IT WILL COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE SPIRAL SPRING. PLEASE HELP!

MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. IT IS THE SPIRAL CABLE THAT IS INSTALLED IN MY STEERING WHEEL. WAS RECALLED IN FEB 9TH, 2012. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10447308. MY AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK WHILE SRS LIGHT WARNING IS ON. LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING

"TAKATA RECALL". I WAS IN MOTION TRAVEL HOME ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE AIRBAG PART CUT THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CHIN. THE ER DOCTOR SAID THE HOLE WAS THE SIZE OF TWO FIFTY CENT PIECES BUT TOGETHER. AND HE COULD SEE THE JAW MUSCLES. THE VEHICLE IS TOTAL. I HAVE A POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT, INSURANCE CLAIM, MEDICAL EXPENSE AND PICTURE OF THE CUT AND THE TRUCK. I WILL NEED HELP WITH THESE PHOTO AND DOCUMENTATION TO UPLOAD ON THE FORMAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LA ROCHE TOYOTA IN FINDLAY OHIO WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXTERNAL AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DUE TO COMBINATION OF THE SPIRAL CABLE DESIGN AND CHARACTERISTICS UNIQUE TO THE CHASSIS COMPONENTS OF THE TACOMA, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ('FLUTTER') CAUSED FRICTION BETWEEN THE FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE (FFC) AND THE RETAINER IN THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED IN A FFC WITH SIXTEEN-CHANNEL CIRCUITS AND DAMAGED CERTAIN CIRCUITS ON THE FLAT CABLE THAT PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY TO THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE. AS A RESULT, CONNECTIVITY WAS LOST AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY HAVE BECOME DEACTIVATED, CAUSING IT TO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER. THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH A FFC WITH SEVEN CHANNEL-CIRCUITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. INDICATIONS OF A DEVELOPING PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTED THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ROTATING THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. INITIALLY THE LAMP WOULD CYCLE OFF AND ON WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THE LAMP IN THE ON POSITION INCREASING OVER TIME. THIS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOSS OF CONNECTIVITY WAS A RESULT OF INCREASED WEAR IN CERTAIN CIRCUITS. EVENTUALLY THE LAMP WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY INDICATING THAT ALL CONNECTIVITY WAS LOST IN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AT A MILEAGE OF 129,094 AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT A COST OF $461.83 PLUS TAX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG MODULE SEVERAL TIMES. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPIRAL CABLE REPLACEMENT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE OF A DEFECTIVE SPIRAL CABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD TOYOTA SENT THE CONSUMER A LETTER OF DENIAL FOR REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE PROOF OF PAYMENT, WHICH THEY DEFINED AS A COPY OF A CANCELLED CHECK OR CREDIT CARD STATEMENT. THE CONSUMER THEN SENT TOYOTA A COPY OF THE CANCELLED CHECK,. TOYOTA THEN RESPONDED BY ASKING FOR THE REPAIR ORDER, WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY SENT THEM. THEY ALSO ASKED THE CONSUMER TO VISIT AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED,WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. *JB

I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK WHO WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, AND I WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH ON IMPACT. THE IMPACT WAS PERFECTLY SQUARE INTO THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, HOWEVER I WAS STILL PUSHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL QUITE HARD. FORTUNATELY I SUSTAINED NO MAJOR INJURIOUS, AND ONLY SUFFERED MINOR ACHES AND PAINS. *TR

I RECEVIED AN "INTERIM" SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA BUT CAN'T GET THROUGH ON THEIR TN (1-888-270-9371) TO GET ANY INFRO. DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATE? *TT

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH TURNED ON. FROM RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE PART OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND BECOMES INOPERABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) AND ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS WITH DEALER. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN AN ESTIMATED TIME FOR PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. TOYOTA DEALER INDICATED THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG IS BROKEN AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE STATE REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTION AS IS. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THIS IS A DEFECT AS OPPOSED TO A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE PART, HOWEVER TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I WAS QUOTED $600 TO REPLACE THE PART. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, CODE INDICATES DEFECTIVE SPIRAL CABLE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN NEWER TACOMAS AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. REPLACING THESE IS APPARENTLY A PROFIT MAKER FOR TOYOTA, ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME THEY WERE MADE TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT THEMSELVES, VIA A SAFETY RECALL? OR DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. NO DEPLOYMENT. DEALER SAYS SPIRAL CABLE NEEDS REPLACING INSIDE WHEEL. $600 TO FIX. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED DUE TO REPAIR.NEEDED IS THIS NOT A SAFETY DEVICE REQUIRED? THIS A FAILURE NOT A MAINTENANCE ITEM. PEOPLE ALL OVER THE NET REPORTING SAME ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS HAD NEVER DEPLOYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. FORM RETURNED NO CHANGE *TR

NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRED. AIR BAG LIGHT ON 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA CAME ON BRIEFLY AFTER START UP, TURNED OFF AS USUAL, THEN CAME BACK ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP; THEY SAY THIS IS A SPIRAL CABLE ISSUE - COST TO FIX IS $400.00. TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 77000 MILES ON IT; HAVE NEVER HAD AIRBAG ISSUES WITH ANY VEHICLE IN MY LIFE! *TR

NO ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED WITH MY TRUCK UNTIL NOW. JUST RECENTLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 4X4 CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN TURNING THE TRUCK ON, IT STAYED ON FOR A FEW MOMENTS, LONGER THAN USUAL THEN TURNED OFF. WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP; THEY SAY THIS IS A SPIRAL CABLE ISSUE - COST TO FIX IS $400.00. TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 76000 MILES ON IT. DOING MORE RESEARCH ON TOYOTA TACOMA DISCUSSION FORUMS ONLINE THERE ARE A FEW 100 OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A RECALL AND A SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP LET ME KNOW WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK IN THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT FIXING THIS ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS PRACTICALLY STILL NEW, I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE WITH ANY OF MY OTHER VEHICLES. I WILL BE SENDING A LETTER TO TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR ANY RELATED INCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT TO COME ON. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS FACTORY RELATED DEFECT. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP FOR A FUTURE RECALL OR A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER DOUBLE CAB 4X2 CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PLANNED TO CHARGE ME $115 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE CODE AND CHARGED ME $59.50 STATING THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK AFTER SPEAKING WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT. LATER THEY SAID THE PROBLEM IS THE SPIRAL CABLE AND QUOTED ME $562.44 TO REPLACE IT. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN JULY 2011 AT 59,000 MILES. I PLAN TO FIX IT SOON FOR 2 REASONS: MY LIFE IS WORTH MORE THAN $562 AND I BELIEVE IN VIRGINIA THE LIGHT NEEDS TO BE OFF TO PASS THE YEARLY STATE INSPECTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A RECALL AND A SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP LET ME KNOW WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK IN THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT FIXING THIS ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS PRACTICALLY STILL NEW, I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE WITH ANY OF MY OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. MY PASSENGER LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE THE SPIRAL CABLE FOR THE AIR BAG HAD BROKEN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS CABLE BREAKS. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THIS HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY FOR PASSENGER RESTRAINTS, AS I SEE THIS IS A PRETTY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I HAVE LOOKED AT THIS SITE AS WELL AS OTHERS AND SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND HAVE TO WONDER WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART. WHY AREN'T SAFETY FEATURES ALWAYS COVERED IN ALL CARS, AS LONG AS THEY ARE ON THE ROAD? *TR