2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 2%of 593 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 51,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 2% of the 593 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Air bag light has been on 3 times already never been in accident air bags have never deployed so why are all the modules bad and the entire air bag system I hear alot with this year make and model and the airbags stop working this is very dangerous.”
NHTSA complaint #11327115, filed 2020-06, 160,000 miles“Both passenger and driver air bags did not deploy at the impact of a head on collision which totalled the car my son was driving,and he sustained head,back and neck injuries because of that.the car locked up after the crash,disabling him to exit the car and had to be pulled out from the passenger side of the car.”
NHTSA complaint #10640284, filed 2014-09, 110 miles“Tl *the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Fj Cruiser. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH in the snow, the contact lost control of the vehicle which went into a ditch, hitting several trees. None of the air bags in the vehicle deployed. The vehicle was currently being repaired. The failure and current mileages were 60,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10374666, filed 2011-01, 60,000 miles“On jan.7th around 10:00pm my son and his cousin and her boy friend was going to the store for snacks. The road was covered with snow and he had the Fj Cruiser in 4-wheel drive. The Fj Cruiser slid off the road and flipped over into the river. The vehicle has several air bags in it and not one of them deployed. Thank god, they were not hurt, although they did go to the hospital. Need less to say the Fj Cruiser was totaled. No one of the air bags went off.”
NHTSA complaint #10378287, filed 2011-01, 35,000 miles“Airbag light is on intermittently. I used to be able to shut off and restart and it would go away, now it stays on even if I restart the vehicle. Vehicle has 55,000 miles, I am the original owner, never damaged.”
NHTSA complaint #10888595, filed 2016-07Related service bulletins
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- 10227898Nov 23, 2022TSB: Some 2005 ? 2022 model year Toyota vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty smell is present. Follow the procedures in this…
- 10190460Mar 17, 2021Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements
- 10132827May 14, 2014Dealer Letter: Toyota will be sending Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices to remind owners whose vehicles have not yet had campaign repairs completed for: C0B, C0R, D0C, D0G.
- 10132823May 14, 2014Region Letter: Toyota will be sending Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices to remind owners whose vehicles have not yet had campaign repairs completed for: C0B, C0R, D0C, D0G.
- 10131961Jan 14, 2014Toyota vehicles are equipped with Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS), including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury…
- 10132055Nov 4, 2013Beginning in 1998, Toyota introduced side airbags as optional equipment. Toyota does NOT recommend replacement of original seat covers with non-Toyota leather or other seat cover…
- 10133915Jan 3, 2013Toyota vehicles are equipped with SRS, including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury in a collision. If a customer…
- 10042555Sep 6, 2011Toyota: information provided for replacing the seat covers for vehicles equipped with side airbags.
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
238 complaintsOther or unknown
84 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
80 complaintsSuspension
78 complaintsBrakes
75 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
51 complaintsFuel system
36 complaintsSeat belts
24 complaintsVehicle speed control
24 complaintsSteering
21 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsTires
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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