2017 Toyota Prius Prime Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 5%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime, 5% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles. 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.
“Just five minutes after I left the house, I was driving at 15 miles MPH on a curved road and the vehicle completely lost power. This includes both the electric motor and the gas motor. Both the steering system and brakes malfunctioned, causing the steering wheel to become too stiff to turn and the brakes were not able to be pressed down no matter how hard I tried. This caused the car to swerve off the road and hit a light pole. Not only did the automatic collision prevention system failed to work, the airbags also failed to deploy with the amount of impact. …”
NHTSA complaint #11377239, filed 2020-12, 70,000 miles“I had to avoid an oncoming driver who lost control in a flash storm and ended up colliding with a telephone pole head on going 60mph. No safety devices activated at all, and Toyota refuses to admit it’s a problem.”
NHTSA complaint #11529023, filed 2023-06Related service bulletins
- 10244113Aug 17, 2023TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most…
- 10224102Jun 3, 2022TSB: Some 2016 ? 2018 model year Toyota vehicles equipped with Entune? Audio (version 01013E), Entune? Audio Plus (version 010156 or 01015C), or Entune? Premium Audio (versions…
- 10190460Mar 17, 2021Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime
9 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime
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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