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1990 Chrysler Lebaron Airbags Problems

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.
8
Latest Aug 26, 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.
12%
of 68 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.
7
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 1990 Chrysler Lebaron 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

AirbagsEngine
Filed Aug 26, 2005
Fire reported

DT: THE CALLER SAID HIS FRIEND WAS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRE, BUT THE CALLER SAID IT STARTED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. DEALER SAID THEY WILL HAVE TO CHECK OUT THE VEHICLE BEFORE THEY COULD SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAID THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE AIRBAGS AND ON A OIL LEAK.*AK

NHTSA ID
10134279
Incident
Aug 21, 2005
Mileage
98,000 mi
AirbagsEngine
Filed Jul 17, 2000
Crash reported

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS LISTED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 5730. VALVE COVER HAS ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET. *AK FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

NHTSA ID
865535
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Airbags
Filed Nov 19, 1998
Crash reported

WHEN DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO BACK IN MAY OF 1998 THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID'NT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
831061
Incident
Nov 12, 1998
Airbags
Filed Dec 12, 1996
1 injury reported

COSUMER WAS RENTING THE CAR AND CIRCLING IN A PARKING LOT TO FIND PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND INJURED DRIVER'S SHOULDER . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
806234
Incident
Dec 7, 1996
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Oct 11, 1996
Crash reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
509731
Incident
May 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Nov 27, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN HEAD/CHEST INJURIES TO DRIVER. *DSH

NHTSA ID
487817
Incident
Nov 3, 1995
Airbags
Filed Oct 4, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING, OVER DIP IN ROAD, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NO COLLISION, RESULT DRIVER SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS . TT

NHTSA ID
972913
Airbags
Filed Feb 15, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481856
Incident
Jan 28, 1994

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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