2020 Toyota Tacoma Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 4%of 90 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 24,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2020 Toyota Tacoma, 4% of the 90 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,300 miles. 3 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.
“Front passenger seat belt/SRS lights flashing and staying on. I recently gave someone a ride and when they adjusted the seat/seat belt these lights on the dash came on and will not go off. My guess it is the SRS/seatbelt/seat pretensioner.”
NHTSA complaint #11649136, filed 2025-03“Was driving doing 35mph and some one ran stop sign T boned Car who ran stop sign my air bags didn't deploy all air bags of other car deployed. My car was totaled . None of the air bags deployed according to recall my vin is not in takata recall. I was tosses all over car”
NHTSA complaint #11510076, filed 2023-03“The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while driving 50 mph in the morning and in heavy fog, she was unable to visibly see the road which caused her to impact a stationed vehicle in the middle of the road. The contact stated the vehicle was stationed due to a prior crash incident. The contact stated she steered to the right and ended up in a ditch. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. No air bags deployed. The contact stated she thinks she hit her head on the front windshield since it was fractured. …”
NHTSA complaint #11508718, filed 2023-02, 45,000 miles“The contact owned a 2020 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH on a snow road, he had attempted to make a left turn but due to the icy conditions, the vehicle slid off the road and into a ditch. The driver side curtain airbag deployed at an angle which hit him in the right eye and caused immediate blindness. The side curtain airbag also trapped him in between the seatbelt and the airbag. The contact was rushed to the hospital once the authorities arrived and was diagnosed with permanent right eye blindness. …”
NHTSA complaint #11382875, filed 2020-12, 3,600 milesRelated service bulletins
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Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 | 8 | 15% |
| 2022 | 8 | 14% |
| 2021 | 7 | 9% |
| 2020 | 4 | 4% |
| 2019 | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 | 3 | 1% |
| 2017 | 13 | 5% |
| 2016 | 5 | 2% |
| 2015 | 11 | 11% |
| 2014 | 8 | 9% |
| 2013 | 10 | 8% |
| 2012 | 9 | 3% |
| 2011 | 17 | 9% |
| 2010 | 16 | 5% |
| 2009 | 13 | 3% |
| 2008 | 29 | 6% |
| 2007 | 44 | 8% |
| 2006 | 76 | 10% |
| 2005 | 46 | 7% |
| 2004 | 15 | 4% |
| 2003 | 28 | 8% |
| 2002 | 19 | 6% |
| 2001 | 20 | 5% |
| 2000 | 25 | 12% |
| 1999 | 38 | 15% |
| 1998 | 46 | 15% |
| 1997 | 5 | 4% |
| 1996 | 16 | 6% |
| 1995 | 10 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2020 Toyota Tacoma
23 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsEngine
14 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsForward collision avoidance
9 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsLane departure
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 Toyota Tacoma
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