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.
9
Latest Mar 21, 2018
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.
12%
of 74 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
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 Cadillac Seville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 Mar 21, 2018
Crash reported
'TAKATA RECALL' I WAS DRIVING MY 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE OUT OF A SHOP-RITE PARKING LOT ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2017 AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND ROUTE 46 (A BUSY HIGHWAY). MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIRBAGS SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 98V115000, 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE 'PASSENGER VEHICLES INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS CAN OCCUR DUE TO WATER INTRUSION.' I THEN CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS WHO STATED THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THEY PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIRS BUT REFUSED TO GIVE ME A REASON. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE: 'FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE GENERALLY DESIGNED TO DEPLOY IN 'MODERATE/SEVERE' FRONTAL OR NEAR-FRONTAL CRASHES, WHICH ARE DEFINED AS CRASHES THAT ARE EQUIVALENT TO HITTING A SOLID, FIXED BARRIER AT 8-14 MPH OR HIGHER. (THIS WOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO STRIKING A PARKED CAR OF SIMILAR SIZE AT ABOUT 16-28 MPH OR HIGHER.)' SINCE I WAS GOING MUCH SLOWER THAN 8-14 MPH, I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST ME OR ADVISE ME?
NHTSA ID
11080709
Incident
Sep 30, 2017
Mileage
115,284 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 23, 2005
DT: ON MAY 15, 2004, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN N BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED HIM TO MISJUDGE THE MEDIUM. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURIES. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL 98V115000 FOR THE AIRBAGS. BUT WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER FOUND INFORMATION THAT SAID THAT VIN FELL WITHIN THE VIN RANGE WITHOUT A DOUBT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
NHTSA ID
10137441
Incident
May 15, 2004
Mileage
103,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 23, 2004
ODOMETER ROLLED BACK AND AIR BAG DISCONECTED BY LIC CAR DEALER . *AK
NHTSA ID
10063665
Incident
Mar 9, 2004
Mileage
48,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 6, 2002
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20-25MPH ON HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE AND HIT HER . UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF AT ALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THERE WAS AN IMPACT OF 60 MPH BETWEEN THE 2 VEHICLES, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA ID
8015618
Incident
Aug 5, 2002
Airbags
Filed Mar 27, 2002
THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE INVOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT . THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE OCNSUMER TO HAVE THE DELAER INSPECT FOR A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE'S MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA ID#98-V-115-000 MANUFACTURER ID# 98032). THE DEALER INDICATED THE AIR BAG MODULE BENEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE AND WILL ASSIST WITH THE PROBLEM. NLM
NHTSA ID
8006481
Incident
Mar 22, 2002
Airbags
Filed Jun 1, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT, EAST BOUND, ANOTHER CAR GOING SOUTHBOUND AT ABOUT 65, HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ALMOST HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONT OR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS SERIOUSY INJURED. *AK
NHTSA ID
862868
Incident
Dec 28, 1998
Airbags
Filed Jan 21, 2000
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 10MPH ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HE WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN WITH LEFT SIGNAL ON , AND THE AIRBAG BLEW . *AK
NHTSA ID
855327
Incident
Jan 11, 2000
Airbags
Filed May 2, 1997
WHILE DRIVING IN A FLOOD-TYPE WATER, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG SYSTEM DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER SENT LETTERS TO CONSUMER URGING HER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IF VEHICLE IS BEING SUBMERGED IN WATER BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HE WONT' FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
811954
Incident
Apr 26, 1997
Airbags
Filed Oct 29, 1996
AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING IN SEVERE RAIN STORM, PRIOR TO INCIDENT, AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, SPEED 5 MPH, CAUSING WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE TO SHATTER. *AK
NHTSA ID
804212
Incident
Oct 21, 1996
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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