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2012 Toyota Camry air bags problems

75 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Toyota Camry, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
75 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
36,000 miles 54 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
41 and 0
Injuries and deaths
43 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Toyota Camry Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 36,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 18 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 36,000 miles
Based on 54 complaints that include mileage. 76% 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 miles18
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 54 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 76% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 41 crashes, 43 injuries.

What owners wrote

Front collision with a ford focus at approximately 35 MPH while driving a 2012 toyota camry le. Airbags did not deploy resulting in injuries to five passengers. Will file a formal complaint with toyota corporation. A police report was recorded of accident.

Reported at 30,400 miles, January 2014 CrashInjury

Request contact with investigators regarding air bag deployment failure following front end collision in 2012 toyota camry. Vehicle had passed recall service last year. My wife was struck in the left front and quarter area by negligent driver during a snowstorm on 1/23/2015. She was unable to apply brakes. The air bags did not deploy.

Reported at 33,000 miles, January 2015 Crash

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