Investigations
NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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AIR BAGS | ||||||
PE97008 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/03/1997 | 06/30/1997 | INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | ||
Complaints allege that the driver-side air bag deployed while driving without any vehicle impact. |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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AIR BAGS | |||
02/23/1997 | 1 | ||
Airbag light came on, 2 airbag arming sensors and d.e.r.m. replaced. also faulty d.e.r.m./airbag system causes airbag codes to indicate deployment when they have not. | |||
1 | |||
Other: airbag sensor defective. dup of 51607, enterd on 25-feb-98. ak | |||
1 | |||
Other: airbag warning light illuminated. | |||
Airbag is purtruding form steering wheel. *ak | |||
06/25/1995 | 5 | ||
False deployment of driver's airbag resulted in loss of control. *aw | |||
Upon impact, during frontal crash at approx. 35-40mph, 12:00 on front bumper, airbag failed to deploy. dup: see 958661. tt | |||
AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
10/07/1996 | 1 | 12/11/1995 | |
No deployment of driver's air bag during a rear end collision, resulting in injuries. *ak | |||
Consumer was involved in a 60 mph frontal collision in which the driver's air bag did not deploy. cause unknown. please give any fuirther details. *ak | |||
05/09/1998 | |||
While driving at speeds of 45-50 mph the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the airbag did not deploy. owner will contact the manufacturer. *ak | |||
05/05/1997 | |||
While driving about 60 mph the air bag on the driver's side deployed for no reason. the air bag has not been replaced. *ak | |||
09/01/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
Due to damage to the interior around the steering wheel, driver's air bag is coming out around the steering column. *ak consumer states the steering wheel cover has split around the corners of the air bag allowing the air bag to protrude through opening, the cover is not secure over the airbag. *slc | |||
09/02/1996 | |||
While driving vehicle the driver's side air bag deployed. vehicle not involved in an accident.*ak | |||
12/28/1995 | |||
Vehicle was impacted at 3:00 position, driver side airbag cover is torn, hand went through the center of cover which is very soft. *ak | |||
11/03/1995 | |||
Upon frontal impact @ 30 mph, air bag failed to deploy. please describe details. tt | |||
07/05/1995 | 5 | ||
False deployment of air bag when vehicle struck a pothole in road, causing temporary loss of control. *ak | |||
06/25/1995 | 1 | ||
Aib bag deployment while driving, no impact involved. *ak | |||
02/12/1995 | |||
Drivers side air bag failed to deploy upon frontal impact. please describe details. tt | |||
03/01/1995 | 1 | ||
Drivers side airbag deployed prematurely while driving at 25 mph. no accident. tt | |||
10/08/1994 | |||
Frontal collision impact 12:00 position speed 50 mph, air bag did not deploy. tt | |||
Upon impact, during frontal crash at approx. 35-40mph, 12:00 on front bumper, airbag failed to deploy. dup 950209: 958666. tt |