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1992 Toyota Camry Air bags Problems

Complaints
33about this part
Share
6%of 565 total for the year
Median mileage
140,600miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 33 complaints about the air bags of the 1992 Toyota Camry, 6% of the 565 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 140,600 miles. 18 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall. I was driving a 1992 Toyota Camry and was going 38 miles per hour and had a seizure and blacked out. I hit a car head on and the airbag didnt deploy so my chest and face hit the steering wheel even though I was wearing my seatbelt. The seatbelt malfunctioned also, the paramedics had to cut it off of me.”

NHTSA complaint #11099286, filed 2018-06, 337,000 miles

“Takata recall - the vehicle was stationary in a parking lot. I entered the car, buckled my seatbelt, inserted the key into the ignition, started the car, and the airbag deployed. There had been no impact.”

NHTSA complaint #10838643, filed 2016-02, 161,200 miles

“On the afternoon of october 25, 2011, I decided to run the engine of my teenage daughter?s 1992 Toyota Camry. The car had been stored in a covered area, and not driven, since august 15, 2011. Because the battery was connected, I felt I should run the engine for a short period. I unlocked and opened the driver door and sat on the edge of the driver seat with the door open. My intention was to start the parked car and let it run for a short period (several minutes) in order to check and charge the battery. …”

NHTSA complaint #10460236, filed 2012-06, 116,660 miles

“I stopped at a gas station yesterday morning to put air in my tire and had my son with me , I left car in park with engine running , when done I was putting my son back into car seat , I leaned into car with my back to the steering wheel leaning over the driver seat fixing to buckle car seat when out of nowhere the airbag deployed from the steering wheel and hit me on the left side of my back and now there are 3 huge bruises which I have taken pics of , there was a man at the gas pump who saw and heard the commotion he came over from the gas pumps to help me , its my opinion that the airbag…”

NHTSA complaint #10480950, filed 2012-10, 273,600 miles

“My son had an accident while turning left, airbag deployed, he has been left with inner ear damaged that has been diagnosed by a specialist and company will not take any responsibility. Can you please tell me of any other findings with respect to 1992 Camry's and airbag deployment? Someone at your office told me there had been some recalls due to airbags.”

NHTSA complaint #763249, filed 2002-06

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024612%
202358%
20221117%
20217849%
20204918%
2019246%
2018223%
20172416%
20163117%
2015218%
2014429%
20133613%
20127513%
20117212%
2010498%
2009665%
2008465%
20071385%
20065919%
2005659%
20047912%
2003739%
2002899%
20013814%
20005813%
19997415%
1998508%
19975510%
19964711%
19954114%
19944315%
19934517%
1992336%
199111%
198922%

Other parts of the 1992 Toyota Camry

Body and structure
299 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
89 complaints
Engine cooling
32 complaints
Electrical system
26 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaints
Brakes
18 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
18 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Tires
16 complaints
Equipment
9 complaints
Suspension
9 complaints
Seat belts
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1992 Toyota Camry

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology