2001 Toyota Tundra Air Bags & Restraints Problems

THE SEATBELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT WILL NO LONGER LATCH. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TIME THE PASSENGER TRIES TO BUCKLE UP. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE CATCH AND NOT THE BUCKLE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE CATCH AND WHEN YOU STICK THE BUCKLE INSIDE, IT SIMPLY WILL NOT CATCH TO LOCK THE BUCKLE IN PLACE.

TAKATA RECALL IS THIS VEHICLE INVOLVED WITH THE LATEST AIRBAG RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. BOTH DRIVERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO STAY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAYS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED CARDIAC IMPACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 11/12/15*LJ UPDATED 1/4/2015 *JS

WAS HIT HEAD ON AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED ON BLACK ICE, CRASHING ON THE CENTER MEDIUM AND THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL OVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION AND BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

AIR BAGS FAILED DURING CRASH. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. DURING THE CRASH I ENDED UP GOING THROUGH A POWER POLE SEVERING IT. I STRUCK THE POLE IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT END. THE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL TOTALING THE VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IS THIS A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA TRUCKS? EVEN HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE FIRE DEPT. SAID THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *JB

WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A FLOODED AREA, WHEN THE CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, UPON IMPACT OF HITTING AN END POST, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES.*AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN TRYING TO GET OVER TO AVOID THE FLOOD, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE CAUSE OF FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN THE 2 TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MAY HAVE COME OFF THE RIMS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *JG TIRE INFORMATION (B.F. GOODRICH P265/70R16)

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER DURING A VEHICLE CRASH, PASSENGER WAS FORCED UNDERNEATH THE DASH. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT COMPLETELTY AND IS GETTING WORSE. *AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT BUMBER AND CENTER. VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB, SMAALL WALL, SIGN AND SWIPED A TREE. NO TIRE MARKSEO. *AK