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2002 Toyota Tundra air bags problems

21 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Toyota Tundra, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
126,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2002 Toyota Tundra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 126,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 126,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 23% 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 miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 126,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 3 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

The Toyota Tundra 2002 truck did NOT deploy driver's side and passenger's side airbags in a collision consisting of frontal and left-sided collision with immobile objects, with frontal/top profound impact from standing tree. The car was up to date on its inspections and maintenance. The breaks, though appropriately checked and tested, would take longer than normal to break the vehicle. The seatbelt, if pulled hard enough, would easily dislodge from buckle, coming undone.

November 2021 CrashDeath

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota tundra. The contact stated that on two occasions after having the vehicle detailed the passenger side air bag light came on when the vehicle was started. The dealer could not find a hard computer code to turn off the light. The dealer later diagnosed the failure and stated that the air bag switch was faulty and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the manufacturer should assume the cost for the repairs. The current mileage was 185,000 and the failure mileage was 182,000.

Reported at 180,000 miles, July 2009

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