Airbags
Filed Nov 24, 2011
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED AM VEER DISAPPOINTED MY SON WAS INJURED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10437225
- Incident
- Nov 21, 2011
1997 Chevrolet Suburban 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.
8
Latest Nov 24, 2011
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.
2%
of 414 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.
6
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5
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 1997 Chevrolet Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 26, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
- NHTSA ID
- 10097748
- Incident
- Oct 23, 2004
- Mileage
- 136,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 1, 2003
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10042055
- Incident
- Aug 30, 2003
- Mileage
- 122,105 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 22, 1999
Crash reported
WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE REARENDED A CONVERSION VAN. UPON IMPACT WITH THE VAN, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. THE CONVERSION VAN WAS STATIONARY. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833918
- Incident
- Dec 17, 1998
Airbags
Filed Jan 8, 1999
Crash reported2 injuries reported
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT THE INJURIES THAT CONSUMER'S WIFE SUSTAINED WERE NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833255
- Incident
- Dec 11, 1998
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Mar 19, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AFTER GOING 50-55MPH ON ICE. VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL HEAD ON & SPUN AROUND & REAR HIT GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. VEHICLE'S FRONT PUSHED BACK INTO TIRES. VEHICLE TOWED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 822028
- Incident
- Dec 27, 1997
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jan 6, 1998
WHEN TRAVELING 20 MPH UPON AVOIDING HITTING A PATCH OF ICE CONSUMER THEREFORE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FORCING THE OCCUPANT ARMS AND HANDS TO BE FORCED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES DUE TO DISLOCATION OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS.
- NHTSA ID
- 820279
- Incident
- Dec 28, 1997
Airbags
Filed Mar 21, 1997
THE OWNERS WANTS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE DISCONNECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED DAUGHTER.
- NHTSA ID
- 515801
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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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