Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 082700 | 09/29/2000 | 6092304 | Subject regarding non-deployed airbag handling procedures. *tt | 12/04/2000 | |
| AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 083799 | 11/12/1999 | 081798C | 6089800 | Daimlerchrysler corporation is now offerinb airbag on / off switches for selected vehicles. *tt | 02/25/2000 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 06/05/1999 | 5 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Interior lights failed/ dash caution lights came on for no reason/air bag sensor failed, and rear defroster failed. also, intermitent windshield wiper failure. *ak | |||
| 03/10/1998 | 1 | ||
| Failure of seat belts and no deployment of air bag during vehicle collision resulting in facial injuries. 821912 dup of 542455; posted on 09-07-1999. *ak | |||
| While drivng vehicle at 30-40mph, owner rearended another vehicle, causing major damage to front end of vehicle. there was no deployment of driver'ss or passenger's side airbags. also automatic locking seatbelts on drivers side did not restrain occupant, causing more injuries. problem has not been found. dup of 542455. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| While in a frontal vehicle crash over 30 mph air bags did not deploy at any time. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 10/28/1999 | |||
| Vehicle experienced frontal impact while driving at 40 mph. however, the passenger / driver side airbag experienced no deployment which could have resulted in severe injury. dealer could not find any problems with the airbag system. *yc | |||
| The drivier's side airbag housing is seperating from the steering wheel. the manufacturer has been notified. mjs | |||
| 05/25/1998 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was driving approximately 50mph on h-1 free way, when she attempted to switch from center lane to outer lane. the vehicle in front also decided to change lanes, resulting in a crash. consumer rearended the vehicle in front at 50mph, and driver's/passenger's air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 10/23/1996 | 03/01/1996 | ||
| Oversensitive air bag deployment, failure on the driver's and passenger's side air bags, consumer was not involved in a collision and the air bags deployed, causing driver to lose sight of road and veer off, mount sidewalk, hit tree. *ak *ak | |||
| 09/27/1996 | |||
| During a front impact accident, the driver's and passenger's side airbags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 08/22/1996 | 0 | ||
| Vehicle was hit head on and air bag did not deploy upon impact. *ak | |||
| 08/22/1996 | |||
| Vehicle was in head-on accident and the air bag did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 06/14/1996 | |||
| Vehicle was impactedt 12:00 position,speed 20mph, steering wheel locked up and drivers airbag did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 11/11/1995 | |||
| Consumer was in an accident and the driver and passenger side air bag did not deploy. tt | |||
| 04/28/1995 | |||
| Had a frontal collision, drivers air bag deployed. tt | |||
| 04/28/1995 | |||
| Had a frontal collision, passengers air bag deployed. tt | |||