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2009 Toyota Camry air bags problems

67 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2009 Toyota Camry, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
67 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
63,000 miles 52 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
39 and 2
Injuries and deaths
35 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2009 Toyota Camry Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 63,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 63,000 miles
Based on 52 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 52 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 39 crashes, 2 fires, 35 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving at approximately 60 MPH around a curve, the contact lightly depressed the brakes and the brakes locked. The vehicle began to spin independently and the contact was unable to maintain control of the vehicle. The contact crashed into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated the skid control safety device did not engage. The contact sustained injuries to his neck as well as other minor scratches and bruising. A police report was available.

Reported at 22,354 miles, July 2010 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that when driving approximately 5 MPH and attempting a left turn at an intersection, a vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle from the front passenger side. The air bags did not deploy. The contact and five of the vehicle passengers sustained minor injuries from the crash. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was pending investigation. The manufacturer was not contacted.

Reported at 73,500 miles, October 2012 CrashInjury

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