2005 Toyota Tundra air bags problems
83 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Toyota Tundra — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takata Recall. The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tundra. The contact had notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V741000 (Air Bags) however, the contact was unable to take the vehicle to a local dealer for the recall repair. The contact made a local dealer aware of the issue and was informed that…”
filed Apr 6, 2023
“The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver’s side air bag was inadvertently deployed without warning. There was no impact to the vehicle to cause the driver’s side air bag to deploy. The vehicle was taken to the…”
filed May 19, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously…Campaign 19V741000 · Oct 17, 2019
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the…Campaign 18V883000 · Dec 12, 2018
- Affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed…Campaign 16V065000 · Feb 5, 2016
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015…Campaign 15V285000 · May 13, 2015
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015…Campaign 15V286000 · May 13, 2015
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND OPTIONAL FABRIC FRONT…Campaign 05V328000 · Jul 20, 2005
Air Bags problems in other Tundra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Tundra | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 Tundra | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 Tundra | 3 | 1% |
| 2022 Tundra | 4 | 1% |
| 2021 Tundra | 1 | 4% |
| 2020 Tundra | 2 | 4% |
| 2019 Tundra | 3 | 4% |
| 2018 Tundra | 5 | 5% |
| 2017 Tundra | 3 | 4% |
| 2016 Tundra | 4 | 3% |
| 2015 Tundra | 3 | 6% |
| 2014 Tundra | 7 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Toyota Tundra
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.