2003 Toyota Tacoma air bags problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2003 Toyota Tacoma — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was getting on the freeway when my truck either got hit by someone or it sped up without me pressing the gas causing me to spin and catch the bushes on the side of the on-ramp where I rolled and slammed my front end continuing to roll 3 times. I broke my back due to the airbag failure to deploy”
filed Jun 30, 2024
“I was getting on the freeway and was hit by another driver (who fled the scene and didn’t get caught) and my truck spun around 180 before catching bushes and rolling three times smashing my front end and almost collapsing my roof and my airbags failed to deploy as well as my seatbelt tensioner not…”
filed Jun 26, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Tacoma years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Tacoma | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 Tacoma | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 Tacoma | 8 | 16% |
| 2022 Tacoma | 8 | 14% |
| 2021 Tacoma | 7 | 9% |
| 2020 Tacoma | 4 | 5% |
| 2019 Tacoma | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 Tacoma | 3 | 1% |
| 2017 Tacoma | 13 | 5% |
| 2016 Tacoma | 5 | 2% |
| 2015 Tacoma | 11 | 11% |
| 2014 Tacoma | 8 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Toyota Tacoma
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.