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2003 Toyota Sequoia air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 41 complaints for the 2003 Toyota Sequoia, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
41 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
121,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2003 Toyota Sequoia Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 121,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 121,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 8% 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 miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 121,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

Eerily similar to odi case id number 10101730 our 2003 toyota sequoia sr5 4wd with the factory gy option for dr/pass curtain & side airbags was involved in a broadside collision in the drivers front side door causing the sequoia to roll-over twice and none of the airbags in the vehicle deployed. The sequoia was traveling at 35 MPH having just exited an active school zone and was hit perpendicularly by a passenger car at unknown high speed from a disregarded stop-signed cross street.

Reported at 61,000 miles, May 2006 CrashInjury

I have given by vehicle information to springfield va. Toyota in september 2019. For urgent safety recall. They supposed to call me but, till to-day nothing. I call toyota woodbridge, va but, they are not cooperating. Please help me out.

Reported at 100,000 miles, January 2019

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