1993 Toyota Camry air bags problems
45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1993 Toyota Camry — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driving north on the taconic parkway a car hits me on my passenger side from then I hit a guardrail then flipped then hit a rock and landed in the trees the only air bag that came out was the driver side my passenger air bag never came out.”
filed Nov 21, 2017
“I was in a car accident on sept. 19 2015(saturday). I was stopped at a red light. And as I proceeded driving down a main street I was only going 5-10mph as I left the green light and less than a min. I couldn't see nothing. Until and a dark huge suv with no lights on cuts me off and made a sharp…”
filed Apr 8, 2016
“I had a wreck the air bag deployed burning my right arm and releasing smoke and paticals that I coughed up for a week”
filed May 4, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2023 model year vehicles may be…
TSB003220 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 17, 2023
Air Bags problems in other Camry years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Camry | 6 | 4% |
| 2024 Camry | 6 | 13% |
| 2023 Camry | 5 | 8% |
| 2022 Camry | 10 | 17% |
| 2021 Camry | 77 | 50% |
| 2020 Camry | 48 | 18% |
| 2019 Camry | 24 | 6% |
| 2018 Camry | 22 | 3% |
| 2017 Camry | 24 | 16% |
| 2016 Camry | 30 | 17% |
| 2015 Camry | 20 | 7% |
| 2014 Camry | 41 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1993 Toyota Camry
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.