Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | ||||||
| DP96014 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/14/1996 | DEFECTIVE AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR | |||
| Cfas petitioned the agency to conduct an investigation to determine whether the airbag crash sensor and/or deployment systems for the 1991-92 chevrolet corsica/beretta, 1990-92 ford taurus, and 1994-96 chrysler minivans are defective.cfas allege that information on low speed crashes where occupants have suffered fatal injuries suggests [that the above vehicles] have defective airbag crash sensor and/or deployment systems. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 35mph, 12:00 on front bumper, lap/shoulder harness fail to retract, also airbag fail to deploy. dup: see 960852. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 12/21/2001 | 1 | 09/01/1993 | |
| My daughter was involved in an accident driving this car. she basically ran into a person backing out of their driveway. the left front of my her car hit the other persons car causing extensive damage to my daughters car. i am concerned, at this point that the air bag didnot deploy upon impact. would like to know if there are any logged complaints of this nature.*ak | |||
| 07/16/1998 | 1 | 09/15/1992 | |
| Driver side air bag deployed but did not inflate during accident. | |||
| 09/29/1997 | 1 | 10/01/1993 | |
| Air bag: pulling into parking lot at approximately 10mph and another car pulled out in front. the front of car hit right on the driver's side door. the air bag did not deploy, and car was totaled. *ak 2 people were injured in accident. *slc | |||
| 08/06/1997 | 0 | ||
| Going 30mph, lost control of steering wheel; vehicle jumped curb & hit tree; driver's/passenger's air bags did not deploy upon impact. passenger had head injury & went to emergency room. no seat belts on. not at dealer. *ak | |||
| 07/29/1997 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was traveling about 20-30 mph and hit a slick spot in the road which caused vehicle to crash into tree head-on and the driver' s side air bag did not deploy.the vehicle has been totalled. | |||
| 01/09/1996 | |||
| Another vehicle pulled in front of vehicle, the other vehicle was hit driver side door, ended at snowbank, driver side air bag did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 12/02/1995 | |||
| Airbag did not deploy during frontal impact; driver's shoulder strap failed to lock up; vehicle rearended another vehicle at standstill. *ak | |||
| 08/03/1995 | 3 | ||
| No deployment driver's airbag during accident. *sd | |||
| 01/11/1995 | |||
| Driver's side airbag indicator light came on. tt | |||
| 04/11/1995 | |||
| The consumer was in an accident on 4/11/95, and the air bag didn't deploy. please describe. tt | |||
| 08/03/1995 | |||
| The airbag did not deploy from a frontal collision at 45mph. please describe. tt | |||
| 09/07/1995 | |||
| Air bag failed to deploy during an accident. tt | |||
| 07/01/1995 | |||
| Frontal collision impact 12:00 position speed 50 mph, driver side air bag did not deploy. tt | |||
| 12/31/1994 | |||
| Frontal collision impact 12:00 speed 65 mph, airbag did not deploy. tt | |||
| Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 35mph, 12:00 on front bumper, airbab fail to deplo. dup 950412: 960856. tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 09/29/1997 | 1 | 10/01/1993 | |
| Air bag: pulling into parking lot at approximately 10mph and another car pulled out in front. the front of car hit right on the driver's side door. the air bag did not deploy, and car was totaled. *ak 2 people were injured in accident. *slc | |||
| 01/09/1996 | |||
| Another vehicle pulled in front of vehicle, the other vehicle was hit driver side door, ended at snowbank, driver side air bag did not deploy. *ak | |||