Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||
| EA96023 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/27/1996 | 02/13/1998 | INAPPROPRIATE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Airbag(s) deploy unexpectedly, startling and/or injuring the occupants.five vehicles allegedly experienced airbag deployment due to corrosion in thesensing and diagnostic module which is located on the floor under the front passengers seat.two additional complaints allege inappropriate deployment; however, the cause of these two deployments is unknown at this time. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 09/29/1999 | |||
| Another vehicle ran into the consumer's vehicle at a high rate of speed, and driver's side/ passenger's side air bags didn't deploy. *ak | |||
| 11/02/1996 | 04/12/1996 | ||
| No deployment of driver's/passenger's air bags during rear end collision, driver sustained injuries. also driver's seat collapsed, throwing driver into the rear of the vehicle. *ak | |||
| 12/26/1996 | |||
| When vehicle was involved in a inter-sectional crash; traveling about 40 mph, there was no deployment of air bags. the whole front end of vehicle was destroyed. damages totalled over $5,000 dollars. *ak | |||
| 03/08/1997 | |||
| Air bags: was driving approximately 35mph, when a vehicle came along and didn't stop, i hit her head on, neither air bag deployed.cause unknown ,have not taken in for repairs. *ak | |||
| 09/12/1996 | |||
| Lost control of the steering which caused the car to end up in a side rollover and the air bags did not deploy. please give more detailed information. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/01/1996 | 13 | 10/03/1995 | |
| Replaced electronic control module three times. also spark plugs/coil/ air bag impact sensor/left electric window/radio failed to operate properly and were replaced. *ak | |||