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1996 GMC Yukon 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 Apr 1, 2003
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.
11%
of 70 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.
5
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 1996 GMC Yukon 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 1, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported

1996 GMC YUKON STRUCK TREE HEAD ON @ 30 MPH, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. VEHICLE WAS COLLISION FREE PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10013771
Incident
Mar 19, 2003
Mileage
92,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Feb 28, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported

NAR 02/28/2003 MR HEAD ON DEAD CENTER, FRONTAL CRASH TO A TREE, 25-30MPH, HIGH IMPACT, NO AIR BAG INFLATED. *CB

NHTSA ID
10014751
Incident
Feb 26, 2003
Mileage
76,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 27, 2001
Crash reported

REAR ENDED VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5100. *AK

NHTSA ID
886951
Incident
Apr 8, 2001
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Apr 27, 2001
Crash reported3 injuries reported

WHILE TRYING TO COME TO A STOP FROM 55 MPH CONSUMER HAD APPLIED BRAKES. SLOWED DOWN TO 30-35 MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO BRAKING ACTION AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. $ 5100 DAMAGE. *AK SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE DRIVER BRUISED HIS CHEST. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIREED AND THE BELTS, AIR BAG AND BRAKE SYSTEM HAD BEEN CHECKED. *YH

NHTSA ID
886945
Incident
Apr 8, 2001
Airbags
Filed Mar 6, 2001

WHEN STARTING CAR AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS AIRBAG MODULE. *AK THEY REFUSE TO FIX A SAFETY DEVICE AT THEIR EXPENCE. *YH

NHTSA ID
882225
Incident
Feb 28, 2001
Airbags
Filed Oct 9, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
713048
Incident
Oct 1, 1999
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Jun 15, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME, AND RIGHT REAR DOOR BOTTOM HINGES WERE BROKEN. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COSTS GO TO CONSUMER. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID
839816
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Airbags
Filed Mar 10, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH. *AK

NHTSA ID
808132
Incident
Dec 25, 1996

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

Brakes15Visibility13Engine9Interior & seats9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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