IS there airbag in my camry????

[leasaunce]

Hi guys,

i just wanna know, i bought my 98 camry couple of years ago, my dad bought it and he told me that the previous owner has put in an Airbag inside the steering wheel. IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN CHECK If he's telling the truth? (NO, I DONT WANT TO TEST IT OUT AND CRASH THE CAR )

is there any sensor infront of the car or something for the airbag??

[mescalito]

it should of came standard, you actually should have 2.

unless its totally whack in the land down under

[HoboJoe]

Yeah, there would be sensors. Sorry, can't tell ya where they would be on a gen4. I woulda thought the camry would have came with one (two). The steering wheel should have small writing on it somewhere that says SRS. Sorry I couldn't have been more help.

[leasaunce]

LOL.....yeah its so whack down under. we bought the very basic model. so it doesnt come with 2 Airbags originally. BUT we bought it from Toyota and they told us the previous owner installed driver airbag (this was couple of years ago). NO WRITING ON THE STEERING WHEEL "SRS AIRBAG"

the very basic model come with NOTHING HERE , SAFETY come last to TOYOTA when it was 1998. BuT Thank GOD ABS was Standard

(but after couple of $$$ spending on mods on the car, looks so much better now )

[terrynham]

since you dont have any writing saying "SRS Airbag" you dont have an airbag...you got gipped by the dealer
if it was installed as an optional feature, it should still have the words "SRS Airbag" written there...

also when you start the car, is there an "SRS" or Airbag light that comes up?

btw, the Gen4 Camrys here didnt come with ABS Standard, it was an option, so the previous owner must have gotten that when he bought it

the Gen4s i remember had two similar styles of steering wheel, one with airbag, one without

Without Airbag:


With Airbag:

[Anshu]

are there fuses for em anywhere?

[leasaunce]

yep the 1st pic is my steering wheel . but Toyota told us that the previous owner got an airbag installed.... hehehehe, only 1 way to find out

[Edmond]

I think the sensors are up front somewhere near the headlights.

[leasaunce]

how does it looks like?

[95camguy]

i cant believe that they didnt have airbags in 98. my 93 'rolla had a drivers airbag. i think mr2's had them in 91. oh well i guess. just be careful and always put on ur seatbelt!!!

[leasaunce]

they did but its an optional on the basic model...... you know me im a cheap dude! but hey at least we got the 6stack in dash cd player instead of the airbags

[epinionator89]

In either 1998 or 1999 the United States mandated driver and passenger airbags in passenger cars, mandating the same in pick-up trucks by the end of 1999. Basically so people don't get hurt as bad hitting other solid objects

Usually they say it's impossible to predict the reliability of a replacement or modified airbag, especially if it isn't a certified one made by the company who also created your vehicle.

I'm sketchy on the idea about the last owner installing an airbag in a vehicle that originally didn't have one. It makes as much sense as buying a base model car without ABS and then buying the ABS system from higher-end models and putting it in your vehicle.

According to my Gen4 Camry, you have to get the airbags inspected ten years after the date in which it was made, and then once every two years after that.

You should read up about how airbags work on HowStuffWorks.com in order to understand everything about them. It's quite neat

[Batemada]

My 98 camry does have a drivers side air bag but doesnt have ABS unfortunately.

[skewe]

check the car manual for the locations.