IllustrationPLEASE INGNORE THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNING AIR BAGS. IT WAS DONE OVER. *AK
1999 Toyota Tacoma
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota Tacoma do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 228.5.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
525–50K
950–75K
1975–100K
49100–150K
41150K+
127 reports with mileage · 122 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 102 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 35 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
40 crash reports1 fire reports21 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
38 reportsCONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, IMPACT FRONTAL DRIVER'S SIDE AT 30 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALL INTO WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A THREE CAR FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40-50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. > PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH HAD A COLLISION WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DELPLOY . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH, AND IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING LEFT ANOTHER DRIVER WAS GOING STRAIGHT, AND BOTH VEHICLES COLLIDED. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS DUAL AIRBAGS AND NO INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE FRONT END PORTION GOING 25 MPH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK
WAS TRAVELING ALONG THE ROAD AT 40MPH AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN GOING AT 5MPH. AT TIME OF IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED, BUT HAD NO HOSPITAL TREATMENT.*AK
FRONT END HIT A GUARD RAIL AT 45MPH AND THEN SPINNED AROUND AND HIT THE FRONT END AGAINST A TREE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BODY SHOP COULD NOT TELL WHY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VECHICLE VEERED INTO HIS LANE AND HIT HIM HEAD-ON. DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON AND WON'T GO OFF. CONSUMER HAD HARNESS WIRES REPLACED AND OTHER ELECTRICAL WIRES REPLACED. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.