1999 Toyota RAV4 air bags problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1999 Toyota RAV4 — 23% of all complaints for this model year.

Air Bags complaints

23%

share of all complaints

—

median reported incident mileage

9 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“I lost control of the vehicle and I overcorrected causing the car to go airborne. I hit head on into an embankment then continued to roll 3or 4 times before stopping. There were no indications or warnings to make me think these parts were going to malfunction. My airbags never deployed and the…”
filed Jan 31, 2024
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 1999 toyota rav4. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 20v033000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact called toyota of wallingford (859 n colony rd, wallingford, ct 06492, (888) 927-7559) where…”
filed Aug 31, 2020
“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota rav4. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 20v033000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. An unnamed dealer was…”
filed Aug 18, 2020

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

Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements
Toyota Safety Re · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 17, 2021