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.
10
Latest Oct 16, 2014
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 83 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.
10
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
9
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 2001 Chevrolet Tracker 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 16, 2014
Crash reported2 injuries reported
I WAS T BONED, A LADY RAN A STOP SIGN HITTING MY CAR I WAS PASSENGER, BUT IT WAS MY VEHICLE. I NEED UP ON THE DASH BOARD WHEN THE FIREMEN AND EMT GO ON THE SCENE THEY TOLD US TO LEAN THE SEATS ALL THE WAY BACK INCASE THE AIR BAGS LATER DEPLOYED AND THEY NEVER DID! I ENDED UP GETTING 2 BACK SURGERIES DUE TO THAT ACCIDENT ON4/23/07 IN MY 2001 CHEVY TRACKER WHICH THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT ACTIVE AND IT WAS A BAD IMPACT! THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT MADE OF THE ACCIDENT AS WELL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10648290
Incident
Apr 23, 2007
Mileage
55,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 5, 2010
Crash reported
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON CHEVY TRACKER 2001 AFTER BEING REAR ENDED AT 100 MPH WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 69 MPH AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER HEAD ON. *TR
NHTSA ID
10298267
Incident
Jan 3, 2010
AirbagsSuspension
Filed Nov 1, 2009
Crash reported1 injury reported
10/29/2009, 2001 TRACKER ZR2 MODEL, VEHICLE TRAVELING 50 MPH WITH A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN IN ROAD, WEST BOUND ON HWY 26 FAR LEFT HAND LANE. HEARD A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, WENT INTO RIGHT HAND SPIN, CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT CONCRETE BARRICADE ON FAR RIGHT HAND OF HWY. DRIVER WAS SLAMMED INTO WINDOW AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE REVEALS DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR FENDER, DOOR AND BOTH WHEELS. LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME LOOSE, STEERING ROD BROKE IN HALF AND DESTROYED THE RACK HOUSING. COULD HAVE DIED IN THIS ACCIDENT, SO VERY LUCKY HERE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10290506
Incident
Oct 29, 2009
Mileage
116,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 25, 2009
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH HIT A FORD F150 THAT MADE A U-TURN FROM THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. DRIVER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO HIT BRAKES. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *TR
NHTSA ID
10263033
Incident
Feb 1, 2009
Mileage
78,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 6, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED IN THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
NHTSA ID
10226797
Incident
Apr 17, 2008
Mileage
130,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 14, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DRIVER STRUCK A DEER HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SLIGHT INJURIES FROM MAKING CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
NHTSA ID
10033912
Mileage
100,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 11, 2003
Crash reported
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WEARING SEAT BELT HAD A FRONT COLLISION ,AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10033620
Incident
Aug 11, 2003
Mileage
68,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 6, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
IN AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HIT A POLE AND UPON IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK *YH
NHTSA ID
8011220
Incident
May 28, 2002
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Dec 18, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH DUE TO ABS ANTI- LOCK BRAKES LOCKING UP. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK *JB
NHTSA ID
8000904
Incident
Dec 12, 2001
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jul 2, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 TO 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT SLAMMED ON VEHICLE'S BRAKES, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO LOCK. CONSUMER WAS INJURED BY STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
891862
Incident
Jul 2, 2001
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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