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1999 Toyota Avalon airbags problems

The 1999 Toyota Avalon has 25 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 22% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

25

Airbags complaints

22%

Share of year

12

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Avalon airbags complaints by model year184 complaints1995: 8 complaints1996: 6 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 17 complaints1999: 25 complaints2000: 27 complaints2001: 21 complaints2002: 35 complaints2003: 184 complaints2004: 128 complaints2005: 13 complaints2006: 27 complaints2007: 20 complaints2008: 8 complaints2009: 5 complaints2010: 2 complaints2011: 2 complaints2012: 6 complaints2013: 14 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 7 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 1 complaints2021: 12 complaints2022: 1 complaints
Avalon airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 15-20MPH IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHILE TURNING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 45-50MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. FRONT & SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. HOOD AND BUMPER WERE SEVERLY DAMAGED. TOYOTA WAS SENDING AN INSPECTOR TO DETERMINE A REASON FOR NO…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · January 21, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1999 Toyota Avalon have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 1999 Toyota Avalon airbags — 22% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.