2001 Toyota Sienna Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 4%of 180 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 90,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the air bags of the 2001 Toyota Sienna, 4% of the 180 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 4 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.
“Toyota Sienna has air bag flashing, it just last 12/12/20014, so I brought it to fremont Toyota for check up and told them about the flashing air bag ask them if if is part of Toyota air bag recall. They charge me $152.00 to find out the problem. After 2 hrs, they say, they need more hours to find the problem and they are charging me another $152.00. I thought the $152.00 in the first place they tell you the problem.is this right when they estimate the hour. They can diagnose the problem. To pay extra I don t have enough money.. Is this air bag problem is Toyota recall. …”
NHTSA complaint #10670520, filed 2015-01, 137,315 miles“On october 28,2006, my son and I returned to the site of the accident, the nc state highway patrol driving track. Once through registration, we re-entered the 2001 Toyota Sienna minivan. Unfortunately, we did not use the seat belts, since we could see the spot we had been assigned. Sometime during this move, I must have had a seizure, since the only thing I remember is someone helping me out of the driver's side door. Once at the hospital, I lapsed into a coma, which was to last for the next 18 days. Once I woke up, I was told that my son had died, and was buried. …”
NHTSA complaint #10420211, filed 2011-08, 90,000 miles“After stopping for registration, my son and I got back into our 2001 Toyota Sienna minivan to continue on to our previously registered site at a cub scouts jamboree . I think that I had a seizure (I don't remember anything at this time). Neither I nor my child was buckled in, and we traveled across a field and across a small creek, with the end result the head-on collision into the far side of the creek. I was badly injured, and my son was declared brain dead 5 days later. No air bags deployed, and I am now reporting it because if they had, we may have had an entirely different result. …”
NHTSA complaint #10403690, filed 2011-05, 82,506 miles“The driver was unable to stop the van in time and the passenger side of front bumper of the 2001 Toyota Sienna van hit the wall of a house but no air bags came out or inflated. The van is totally damaged and not driveable.”
NHTSA complaint #10609176, filed 2014-07, 150,000 miles“The contact stated while driving 35 MPH a vehicle pulled out at an intersection resulting in the contact's vehicle hitting the other vehicle in the side. There was pre-impact braking. This was a frontal impact. The front end of the vehicle was pushed up to the engine, however the air bags failed to deploy. The seat belts were in use however injuries were sustained to the driver. The air bag warning light did not illuminate. The dealership and manufacturer have not been alerted. The police were alerted to the scene and a report was filed. The police report stated there were no injuries. …”
NHTSA complaint #10158703, filed 2006-05, 43,000 milesRelated 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…
- 10190460Mar 17, 2021Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements
- 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
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 3% |
| 2021 | 16 | 10% |
| 2020 | 1 | 3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 7% |
| 2018 | 5 | 7% |
| 2017 | 5 | 3% |
| 2016 | 5 | 7% |
| 2015 | 9 | 4% |
| 2014 | 13 | 8% |
| 2013 | 22 | 12% |
| 2012 | 84 | 34% |
| 2011 | 211 | 34% |
| 2010 | 8 | 5% |
| 2009 | 14 | 7% |
| 2008 | 14 | 3% |
| 2007 | 37 | 10% |
| 2006 | 307 | 30% |
| 2005 | 60 | 5% |
| 2004 | 35 | 2% |
| 2003 | 2 | 2% |
| 2002 | 7 | 4% |
| 2001 | 7 | 4% |
| 2000 | 6 | 2% |
| 1999 | 7 | 3% |
| 1998 | 12 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2001 Toyota Sienna
35 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
34 complaintsEngine cooling
24 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsTires
14 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsSeat belts
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Sienna
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