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.
12
Latest Oct 23, 1999
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.
13%
of 95 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
7
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 1991 Dodge Spirit submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 23, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
I TRIED TO STEER AWAY FROM A CRASH BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE LEFT. MY RIGHT ARM WAS THEREFORE IN THE 12:00 POSITION ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND THREW MY RIGHT ARM INTO THE WINDSHIELD SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND MY ELBOW KNOCKED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OFF OF THE WINDOW. THE SEATBELT RESTRAINED ME APPROPRIATELY AND I HAD SOME SEATBELT BRUISING BUT THE AIRBAG SEVERELY CONTUSED MY ARM AND ELBOW WITH POSSIBLE FRACTURES AND CRUSHED BONES RESULTING IN MY ARM BEING IMMOBILIZED IN A LONG ARM CAST. THE SWELLING AND PAIN WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE DOCTORS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FULL EXTENT OF THE INJURIES. NOW TODAY THEY THINK THAT A TRAUMATIC FUSION MAY HAVE OCCURRED IN MY WRIST. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INJURIES REPORTED THAT HAVE CAUSED OTHER VICTIMS TO HAVE THEIR ARM/S THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD BY A DEPLOYING AIR BAG? I DO SIT AT LEAST 12 INCHES AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED TOWARDS MY FACE OR CHEST, BUT RATHER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
NHTSA ID
713726
Incident
Sep 30, 1999
Airbags
Filed Mar 1, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER'S AIRBAG CAME OUT, BUT DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES AND BURNING OF MITTENS AND COAT. *AK
NHTSA ID
835398
Incident
Dec 26, 1998
Airbags
Filed Oct 20, 1998
1 injury reported
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN CONSUMER INJURY.
NHTSA ID
542195
Airbags
Filed Apr 10, 1998
1 injury reported
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING INJURY TO FACE.
NHTSA ID
533985
Incident
Nov 19, 1997
Airbags
Filed Oct 14, 1997
THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED.
NHTSA ID
524933
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jun 2, 1997
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.
NHTSA ID
517685
Incident
Sep 17, 1995
Airbags
Filed Mar 24, 1997
1 injury reported
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG, CAUSING BURNS TO DRIVER'S JAW/CHEST.
NHTSA ID
515895
Incident
Feb 19, 1997
Airbags
Filed Apr 3, 1996
OTHER: AIR BAG PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FOURTH VEHICLE ON 503129, 601422, 601423,) *DH
NHTSA ID
601428
Incident
Apr 3, 1996
Airbags
Filed Sep 25, 1995
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON. *SD
NHTSA ID
488422
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Airbags
Filed May 1, 1995
1 injury reported
VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON. TT
NHTSA ID
964602
Incident
Apr 22, 1994
Airbags
Filed Feb 27, 1995
Crash reported1 death reported
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
NHTSA ID
960660
Incident
Jan 2, 1995
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Jan 17, 1995
Crash reported
VEHICLE PARKED, PUT INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
NHTSA ID
958757
Incident
Jan 6, 1995
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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