Airbags
Filed Oct 31, 2003
Crash reported1 death reported
AIR BAGS ON LOW MILEAGE 1994 BUICK CENTURY DID NOT DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON CRASH. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10045179
- Incident
- Oct 23, 2003
- Mileage
- 63,000 mi
1994 Buick Century Airbags Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Oct 31, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
13%
of 106 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
13
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
11
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Buick Century submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Aug 20, 2001
Crash reported2 injuries reported
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 785460
- Incident
- Aug 14, 2001
Airbags
Filed May 30, 2000
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH, AND PUSHED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INTO AN EMBANKMENT, CRUSHING THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WENT INT BUSHES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 862660
- Incident
- Apr 24, 2000
Airbags
Filed Sep 29, 1999
THE OWNER HAS AN ON/OFF SWITCH THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED, AND WHEN IT IS IN THE OFF POSITION,THE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS STILL ON. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 849290
Airbags
Filed May 26, 1999
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 838500
- Incident
- May 20, 1999
Airbags
Filed Mar 1, 1999
Crash reported
AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED FORWARD, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. DEALER SAID FRONTAL IMPACT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE HIGHER IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 835395
- Incident
- Jan 17, 1999
Airbags
Filed May 14, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN VEHCLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH, HITTING A PALM TREE HEAD-ON, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 822768
- Incident
- Apr 22, 1998
Airbags
Filed Apr 15, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 822425
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed May 7, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER/PASSENGER DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.
- NHTSA ID
- 517016
- Incident
- Apr 25, 1997
Airbags
Filed Dec 10, 1996
Crash reported
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806070
- Incident
- Dec 2, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jan 17, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 977713
- Incident
- Jan 16, 1996
AirbagsSteering
Filed May 8, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT; LOST CONTROL; GRAVEL SURFACE; VEHICLE HIT FENCE ON ITS FRONT, SIDE, AND FLIPPED OVER. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964972
- Incident
- Apr 26, 1995
Airbags
Filed Mar 13, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 65MPH WENT OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, LOSS CONTROL WENT INTO ENBANKMENT, DRIVERS SIDE AIR DID NOT DEPLOY IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 961793
- Incident
- Mar 7, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jan 13, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
FRONTAL COLLISION SPEED 15 MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 958663
- Incident
- Jan 7, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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