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1995 Toyota Tercel air bags problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1995 Toyota Tercel33% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Air Bags complaints
33%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
12 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The vehicle was parked and without prior warning the driver side airbag deployed. *mr when the key was turned in the igniton the air bag deployed. *scc

    filed Sep 27, 2002

  • Some of the airbag wires are connected and some are not.*ak consumer bought vehicle in which the driver air bag was used and the connections had been cut off, the air bag monitor was also bad, dealer replaced driver air bag and passenger air bags cover. Right axle seal shaft was beginning to leak…

    filed May 21, 2002

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Tercel years

YearReportsShare
1997 Tercel840%
1996 Tercel718%
1994 Tercel1845%
1993 Tercel2456%
Tercel air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.