2008 Toyota Corolla air bags problems
138 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 Toyota Corolla — 44% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while the driver was idling in an intersection and making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the front passenger side of the vehicle causing it to turn 180 degrees during the impact. The air bags did not deploy. The bumper detached…”
filed Oct 15, 2024
“The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Corolla. The contacted stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.”
filed Mar 15, 2024
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
- Air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions…Campaign 19V627000 · Aug 28, 2019
- This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which…Campaign 16V127000 · Mar 3, 2016
- Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi…Campaign 16V128000 · Mar 2, 2016
Air Bags problems in other Corolla years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Corolla | 6 | 22% |
| 2024 Corolla | 6 | 10% |
| 2023 Corolla | 6 | 8% |
| 2022 Corolla | 9 | 9% |
| 2021 Corolla | 52 | 28% |
| 2020 Corolla | 17 | 6% |
| 2019 Corolla | 31 | 16% |
| 2018 Corolla | 35 | 26% |
| 2017 Corolla | 54 | 31% |
| 2016 Corolla | 65 | 31% |
| 2015 Corolla | 56 | 26% |
| 2014 Corolla | 69 | 26% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Toyota Corolla
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.