1997 Toyota Camry air bags problems
55 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1997 Toyota Camry, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 95,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 44 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 34 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 44 crashes, 34 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
During frontal impact at 50 MPH, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. Please provide details.
Tl* the contact owned a 1997 toyota camry. The contact stated the vehicle was involved in a rear end driver side collision. The contact lost control of the vehicle and was also involved in both a side impact and front end collision. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. A police report was filed (accident number 2822). There was one injury that required medical attention.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Toyota Camry
- Brakes 126 complaints
- Engine 106 complaints
- Suspension 71 complaints
- Electrical system 40 complaints
- Steering 31 complaints
- Cruise control 30 complaints
- Seats 30 complaints
- Transmission 29 complaints