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1995 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.
10
Latest Oct 28, 2019
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.
10%
of 99 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.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
10

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 1995 Buick Century submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Oct 28, 2019

1995 BUICK CENTURY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AIRBAG SAFETY, THE AIRBAG CAN BE SEEN THROUGH VINYL COVER. *AS *JS

NHTSA ID
11270794
Incident
Oct 28, 2019
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Jun 23, 2003
Crash reported2 injuries reported

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND CONSUMER HAD A FRONT COLLISION , AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE HURT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10024737
Incident
Jun 23, 2003
Airbags
Filed Apr 9, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 40-50MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON.*AK

NHTSA ID
8007163
Incident
Apr 6, 2002
Airbags
Filed Dec 7, 1998
Crash reported2 injuries reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, MINOR INJURIES INVOLVED. TRIED TO REACH MANUFACTURER. *AK.ET.

NHTSA ID
831855
Incident
Dec 3, 1998
Airbags
Filed Feb 5, 1998
Crash reported

WHILE DIRIVNG VEHICLE AT 13 MPH OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS STRUCK.THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. GM INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED AIRBAG SENSORS WERE NOT STRUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
821169
Airbags
Filed May 28, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS OF NECK AND FACE, FRACTURE OF LEFT WRIST, SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST, THREE BROKEN RIBS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, COUGHING, AND EYE IRRITATION TO THE DRIVER.

NHTSA ID
517493
Airbags
Filed Mar 24, 1997

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT SAFE FOR SHORT DRIVER'S, REQUESTS A SWITCH TO SHUT AIRBAG OFF.

NHTSA ID
515971
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jun 25, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported

APPLIED BRAKES, REAR ENDED VEHICLE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

NHTSA ID
986170
Incident
Jun 24, 1996
Airbags
Filed May 30, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.

NHTSA ID
504881
Incident
May 21, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jun 26, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON 12:00 AT 30 MILES. TT

NHTSA ID
967714
Incident
May 4, 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

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes24Engine11Steering9Transmission8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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