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1991 Geo Storm 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.
14
Latest Nov 24, 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.
16%
of 90 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.
13
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
11

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 Geo Storm submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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 24, 1999
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHEN VEHICLE SWERVED TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING A DEER, THE FRONT END WENT INTO A IRRIGATION DITCH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED *AK

NHTSA ID
852089
Incident
Oct 26, 1999
Airbags
Filed Oct 9, 1998

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG PERMANENTLY INJURING EYE OF CONSUMER. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

NHTSA ID
541944
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Sep 30, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported

VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED.

NHTSA ID
522792
Incident
Sep 3, 1997
Airbags
Filed Mar 14, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980721
Incident
Mar 2, 1996
Airbags
Filed Mar 4, 1996
Crash reported

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER HITTING A TREE, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
980210
Airbags
Filed Mar 4, 1996
Crash reported

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER HITTING A TREE, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
980047
Airbags
Filed Feb 5, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
978738
Incident
Feb 3, 1996
AirbagsSteering
Filed Oct 4, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING STEERING HUB FRACTURED, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BURNED DRIVERS FACE. TT CONSUMER ALSO STATES EYES AND BODY AS WELL AS DEVELOPING AN INFECTION, FROM ACCIDENT.*JB

NHTSA ID
972892
Incident
Sep 28, 1995
Airbags
Filed Aug 10, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
970146
Incident
Jul 21, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jul 25, 1995
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED . TT

NHTSA ID
969431
Incident
Jul 25, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jul 25, 1995
Crash reported

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISION AT OVER 30MPH AND THE AIRBAG HAS NOT EVER OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
969344
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jul 7, 1995
Crash reported

HIT A CAR DEAD ON AND WENT UNDER THE OTHER CARS BUMPER AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA ID
968411
Incident
Jun 26, 1995
Airbags
Filed May 26, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIRBAG FAILED DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *AW

NHTSA ID
486492
Incident
May 26, 1995
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 7, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, CAUSING IT TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF DRIVER, AND THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA ID
963434
Incident
Apr 7, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine21Electrical19Driver assistance15Steering11

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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