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2005 Toyota Tacoma air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 48 complaints for the 2005 Toyota Tacoma, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
48 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
81,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2005 Toyota Tacoma Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 81,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 81,000 miles
Based on 41 complaints that include mileage. 32% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 41 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

I had an accident last august while driving my toyota tacoma prerunner. I was slowing down in a turn lane and I could not get the truck to stop which made me continue into oncoming traffic. The damage to my truck was over $8,000. And I do not know the dollar amount cased to the other car but it sustained major to the front of that car. The other car hit me on the driver side near the front wheel and back wheel areas. I did not receive a ticket but I was noted as the cause of the accident.

Reported at 95,000 miles, August 2009 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Reported at 50,000 miles, May 2011

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