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1995 Toyota Corolla airbags problems

The 1995 Toyota Corolla has 62 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 27% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

62

Airbags complaints

27%

Share of year

46

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Related recalls

96V107000AirbagsJune 20, 1996 · 627,858 units

Defect

IF LIQUID IS SPILLED IN THE CONSOLE BOX AREA, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAN ILLUMINATE AND STAY "ON" DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Consequence

THIS LEAKAGE CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO PREVENT POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY THE SPILLING OF LIQUID SUBSTANCES ON THE SENSOR. AIR BAG SENSORS DAMAGED BY PREVIOUS LIQUID SPILLAGE WILL BE REPLACED.

What owners report

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, APPLIED BRAKES, FRONT LEFT BUMPER HIT ANOTHER CAR RIGHT REAR, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SMOKE IN VEHICLE, DRIVER ESCAPED VEHICLE THROUGH WINDOW, SUFFERING BURNS ON FOREARM AND HAND. ALSO, DRIVER'S CLOTHING WAS SCORCHED OR BURNED. DEALER CONTACTED AND DUE TO INSPECT VEHICLE. PROBLEM…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · January 29, 1999 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1995 Toyota Corolla have?

NHTSA has 62 complaints about the 1995 Toyota Corolla airbags — 27% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1995 Toyota Corolla airbags?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 96V107000.

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.