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 Oct 27, 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.
38%
of 21 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.
5
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 1994 INFINITI J30 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 Oct 27, 2003
1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SUSTAINED SCRAPES AND BRUISES ON MY LEFT FOREARM. OTHER PASSENGERS (1 ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND A CHILD IN A CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT WERE UNINJURED). SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AT WHICH TIME THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND THAT, IF NOT FIXED, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR, IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AT THE TIME. *AK
NHTSA ID
10043655
Incident
Oct 26, 2003
Mileage
186,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 30, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN HIT AT 65MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
NHTSA ID
10005997
Incident
Jan 28, 2003
Airbags
Filed Nov 22, 2002
AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON MODERATE IMPACT COLLISION. RIGHT EYE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY AIR BAG. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED FOR INJURY TO RIGHT EYE. INJURY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO NERVES IN THE EYE. DOCTOR SAID I CAN NO LONGER HAVE CORRECTIVE EYE SURGERY IN THE FUTURE AND I WILL DEVELOP CATARACT BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT EYE. DT
NHTSA ID
770031
Airbags
Filed Dec 10, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
I HAD A ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE AT NO TIME DID MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH THAT MUCH FRONT END DAMAGE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE IS AT BROWN BROTHERS COLLISION CENTER AND WILL BE THERE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. *AK
NHTSA ID
715889
Incident
Nov 13, 1999
Airbags
Filed Mar 25, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.
NHTSA ID
533076
Incident
Oct 22, 1997
Airbags
Filed Jan 9, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH.
NHTSA ID
528017
Incident
Jun 23, 1997
Airbags
Filed Dec 30, 1996
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE WAS RUNNING BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
NHTSA ID
806875
Incident
Nov 16, 1996
Airbags
Filed May 3, 1995
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HUB IS LIFTING AND DETERIORATING. TT
NHTSA ID
964762
Incident
Aug 1, 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.