2001 Toyota Prerunner Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 14%of 7 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 79,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2001 Toyota Prerunner, 14% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 79,000 miles. 1 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.
“The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Prerunner. While making a left turn at 10 MPH, a vehicle traveling 80 MPH crashed into the front driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the contact was injured. A police report was filed. The dealer was notified, but not the manufacturer. The current mileage was 92,000 and failure mileage was 79,000. Updated 6/29/09 updated 06/30/09.”
NHTSA complaint #10273461, filed 2009-06, 79,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10190460Mar 17, 2021Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Toyota Prerunner
4 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Prerunner
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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