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 Nov 15, 2009
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.
7%
of 134 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.
8
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
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 Chrysler Concorde 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 Nov 15, 2009
Crash reported1 injury reported
MY VEHICLE, DRIVEN BY MY STEP SON, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, SPUN AROUND AND SLAMMED BACKWARDS INTO A POWER POLE. HE HIT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUSH THE REAR BUMPER AND THE TRUNK IN ALMOST 3 FEET AND YET THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE SUDDEN STOP BROKE THE FRONT SEAT LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR AND RIPPED HIS GLASSES OFF HIS HEAD AND FLUNG THEM INTO THE BACK WINDOW. FORTUNATELY HE HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON, OR THE RECOIL WOULD HAVE SENT HIM THE FORWARD MOMENTUM FROM THE RECOIL WOULD HAVE SENT HIM THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW. STILL THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AND IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME FROM THE ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ID
10292195
Incident
Oct 11, 2009
Mileage
85,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 7, 2005
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER HAS DELAMINATED FROM METAL PORTION. APPEARS TO BE UNSAFE PASSENGER CONDITION.
NHTSA ID
10127751
Incident
Jun 1, 2005
Airbags
Filed Jun 3, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A HERNIATED DISC IN THE BACK AND LEG AND LEG MUSCLE SPRAINS. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND CITED THE CONSUMER FOR DRIVING IN A SAFETY ZONE. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME BUT THE AIRS BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM
NHTSA ID
10075665
Incident
Feb 9, 2004
Mileage
90,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 7, 2003
Crash reported2 injuries reported
TOTALED MY 1997 CONCORDE ON 4/6/03 AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE CONCLUSION OF CHRYSLER INVESTIGATION WAS, I WASN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. I HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND CONCRETE WALL AT ABOUT 60 MPH. HOW FAST DID I HAVE TO BE GOING TO HAVE THEM DEPLOY??? *JB
NHTSA ID
10018343
Incident
Apr 6, 2003
Mileage
45,581 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 29, 2002
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN ANOTHER CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER HIT OTHER CAR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *YH
NHTSA ID
8015012
Incident
Jun 11, 2002
Airbags
Filed Nov 6, 2000
INTERMITTENTLY, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA ID
557442
Incident
Oct 23, 2000
Airbags
Filed Nov 17, 1999
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH DRIVER HIT A DEER, LOST CONTROL, AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HIT A BRIDGE. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
853034
Airbags
Filed Oct 21, 1999
Crash reported
THERE WAS A TWO-CAR ACCIDENT AHEAD ON HIGHWAY. TRIED TO AVOID HITTING THEM, BUT REAR ENDED A VEHICLE. REAR. NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
851355
Airbags
Filed Apr 22, 1998
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
822710
Incident
Apr 18, 1998
Airbags
Filed Mar 13, 1998
Crash reported
DRIVING 55MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. SPUN ACROSS 5 LANES & HIT BARRIER W/PASSENGER'S SIDE. THEN SPUN & HIT RIGHT REAR. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MECHANIC SAID SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED DUE TO LOCATION OF IMPACT. *AK
NHTSA ID
821940
Incident
Jan 5, 1998
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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