Airbags
Filed Mar 20, 2000
Crash reported
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 10 MPH AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RUN OVER A CURB. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 858799
1989 Dodge Daytona 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 Mar 20, 2000
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.
24%
of 34 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.
6
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 1989 Dodge Daytona 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 Apr 7, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 31, 1999. SHE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT. SHE WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON HER, BUT NOT AT THE NORMAL FAST SPEED. THIS CAUSED HER TO RUN OFF OF THE ROAD AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AS WELL AS THE POLICE. THERE WERE NO CHARGES FILED, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY AIRBAG. IT DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. WE HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. AND THEY HAVE SENT A FILE ON THIS TO SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY HAVE SAID THE LIGHT THAT LIGHTS UP TO SHOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD A LOT OF CORRISION ON IT. THE SQUIB INITIATOR SHOWED IT WAS ACTIVE FOR 73 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN INSTALLED PROPERLY. SHE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD TO MISS 3 DAYS OF SCHOOL. THE TRAUMA IS STILL WITH HER TODAY.
- NHTSA ID
- 705353
- Incident
- Mar 31, 1999
Airbags
Filed Feb 15, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY WHEN VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT THE RIGHT CORNER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND BURNS ON HAND DUE TO EXHAUST/CHEMICAL, NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *ET
- NHTSA ID
- 781962
- Incident
- Dec 26, 1998
Airbags
Filed Sep 6, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND LEFT BURNS ON DRIVERS RIGHT ARM AND HAND. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 971641
- Incident
- Sep 2, 1995
Airbags
Filed Aug 22, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIR DEPLOYED GAVE HIM THIRD DEGREE BURN ON HIS HAND . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970912
AirbagsSteering
Filed Jun 14, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
UPON IMPACT, WHOLE STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSED; WHEN AIRBAG DEFLATED, THICK BLACK SMOKE CAUSED BURNS/CHEMICAL REACTION TO DRIVER. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 966915
- Incident
- Jun 21, 1993
Airbags
Filed May 12, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 1:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE, GASES CAME OUT BAG CAUSING BURNS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 965264
- Incident
- Feb 16, 1995
Airbags
Filed May 3, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, ACCORDING TO DEALER, DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF CLOCK SPRING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964732
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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