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2006 Toyota Camry air bags problems

76 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2006 Toyota Camry cite air bags, 17% of all 435 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
76
17% of all complaints
Crashes
31
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
30
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the air bags

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Camry. While the contact's son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle crashed into a street pole and rolled several times before crashing into a parked vehicle, where it came to a stop. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact's daughter-in-law and the contact's nephew were inside the vehicle during the failure. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The contact's daughter-in-law and the contact's nephew were transported by ambulance to the local medical center. The contact's son was later taken to the local medical center. The daughter-in-law sustained a minor concussion and a fractured right wrist. The contact’s nephew sustained a minor concussion, a fractured right hand and wrist. The contact's son sustained a whiplash, a minor concussion, and a dislocated right shoulder. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 240,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 25, 2026Air bagsCrash reportedODI 11746469
“Passenger air bags light is ALWAYS ON whether someone sitting in the spot or not. Alerts with light to identify a problem. 2. Paint is peeling 0ff of vehicle all over. In addition, leather seats are also peeling in the front and back seats.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 17, 2023Air bagsODI 11522537
“Car flipped 3 times, it is a mangled mess and not one airbag deployed. This caused injuries to the driver, if any passengers would have been in the vehicle they would have been killed.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 25, 2023Air bags, Unknown or otherCrash reportedODI 11513714
“The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry Solara. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and then turned on when the air bag suddenly deployed. The contact received injuries to their arms and medical attention was required. The contact had not been able to find a dealer who was willing to repair air bags, therefore, the vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 2, 2023Air bagsODI 11509818
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOY AFTER HER HEAD COLLIDED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND SORENESS IN THE ARM AND BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OTHER DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 230,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 26, 2021Air bagsCrash reportedODI 11389976
“2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER RECEIVED DEFECTIVE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE PARTS WERE RETURNED AND THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE NOT RECEIVED NEW PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JS”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 27, 2020Air bagsODI 11319510

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.