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2003 Toyota Tacoma airbags problems

The 2003 Toyota Tacoma has 27 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

27

Airbags complaints

6%

Share of year

19

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Tacoma airbags complaints by model year77 complaints1995: 10 complaints1996: 17 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 47 complaints1999: 38 complaints2000: 25 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 19 complaints2003: 27 complaints2004: 15 complaints2005: 48 complaints2006: 77 complaints2007: 45 complaints2008: 29 complaints2009: 13 complaints2010: 16 complaints2011: 15 complaints2012: 9 complaints2013: 10 complaints2014: 10 complaints2015: 11 complaints2016: 5 complaints2017: 13 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 3 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 7 complaints2022: 8 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Tacoma airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, LUCKILY EVERYBODY HAD THEIR SEAT BELTS ON AND NOBODY GOT HURT. I DO NOT HAVE A PASSENGER TURN OFF KEY FOR THE AIR BAG IN THE VEHICLE. I AM TOLD THE TRUCK WILL BE TOTALED OUT DUE TO THE EXTENT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · January 17, 2009 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2003 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 27 complaints about the 2003 Toyota Tacoma airbags — 6% 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.