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1998 Toyota Pickup Air bags Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
40%of 5 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 1998 Toyota Pickup, 40% of the 5 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, 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.

“While driving at an undetermined speed consumer lost control of vehicle, causing the driver to crash into an embankment head on. Both frontal air bags did not deploy.”

NHTSA complaint #10053342, filed 2004-01

“Consumer's son was in an accident with the Toyota Pickup. He was driving about 50mph and hit the other car . The air bags did not deploy, and the son was injured.”

NHTSA complaint #827756, filed 1998-09

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2001114%
1998240%
199312%

Other parts of the 1998 Toyota Pickup

Interior lighting
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1998 Toyota Pickup

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.

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