Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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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.
12
Latest Jun 7, 2005
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.
9%
of 127 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.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
6
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 Cadillac Deville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 Jun 7, 2005
2 injuries reported
DT: DRIVER HIT A HOLE WITH FRONT 2 TIRES IN THE RAIN AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THEY BUSTED, AND HURT THE DRIVER. HE HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. DRIVER WAS IN CONSTRUCTION AREA. INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, AND WILL NOT PAY FOR CAR. THE VIN # IS [XXX]. *AK *SB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ID
10120565
Incident
Sep 15, 2004
Mileage
163,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 6, 2005
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN A RAIN STORM CONSUMER RAN OVER A LARGE HOLE IN THE STREET WHICH WAS ABOUT TO BE FILLED WITH CONCRETE, AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. *AK *TC
NHTSA ID
10103367
Incident
Sep 15, 2004
Mileage
130,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Feb 5, 2002
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A POLE AT 10 MPH OR LESS. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8003523
Incident
Jan 14, 2002
AirbagsEngineSuspension
Filed Jan 3, 2002
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER INSTALLED SOP DERM TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, DEALER THEN TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS BAD. CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE WORK ORDER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS CHECKED PER GOVT. MANDATED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FROM REPLACEMENT RECALL *95C72, MANUFACTUER WAS CONTACTED. *TT
NHTSA ID
563889
Incident
Jun 2, 1999
Airbags
Filed Oct 25, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
851601
Airbags
Filed Jan 30, 1998
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END COLLISION WITH TELEPHONE POLE.
NHTSA ID
529447
Airbags
Filed Jul 16, 1997
UNSPECIFIED: WHEN AIR BAGS INFLATE THE SYSTEM LOCKS DOWN, AUTOMATIC DOORS /WINDOWS LOCK, TRAPPING PASSENGER. VEHICLE FILLS WITH CLOUDY SMOKE
NHTSA ID
519493
Airbags
Filed May 28, 1997
UNSPECIFIED: WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOY, DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK. DUP 0F 519493, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
NHTSA ID
517427
Airbags
Filed Jan 9, 1997
85 POUND FEMALE DRIVER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS POSE A RISK TO HER SINCE SHE IS THE SIZE OF A 12 YEAR OLD.
NHTSA ID
513467
Airbags
Filed Nov 6, 1996
Crash reported
DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND TOTALED THE CAR, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
803657
Airbags
Filed Jan 3, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON A FRONTAL COLLISION. TT
NHTSA ID
977325
Incident
Nov 30, 1995
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jan 3, 1995
BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. *SKD
NHTSA ID
478460
Incident
Jan 3, 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.
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