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1992 Oldsmobile 88 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.
13
Latest Aug 26, 2002
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.
18%
of 73 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.
10
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 1992 Oldsmobile 88 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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 Aug 26, 2002
Crash reported

HAVE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE PUSHED INTO BUILDING, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8017158
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Nov 19, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN A DEER APPEARED SUDDENLY. APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT DEER WAS HIT BY LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE ON FRONT GRILL. VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT UPPER PART OF CHEST & THROAT ON STEERING WHEEL DUE TO NO AIR BAG. WAS AT EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. WEARING NECK BRACE. *AK

NHTSA ID
853170
Incident
Oct 20, 1999
AirbagsSteering
Filed Aug 20, 1999

STEERING WHEEL HAS A GAP/SPLIT, CAUSING POWDER AND CHEMICAL VAPORS TO ESCAPE WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALSO, AIR BAG IS VISIBLE. CONSUMR HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
845498
Airbags
Filed May 14, 1998

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
823306
Incident
May 7, 1998
Airbags
Filed Apr 4, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THREE CAR COLLISION. VEHICLE REARENDED WHILE AT STANDSTILL BY TRUCK MOVING 45 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT STANDSTILL, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
808628
Incident
Feb 2, 1997
Airbags
Filed Sep 23, 1996
Crash reported

DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, WAS 25 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
802792
Incident
Aug 24, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jul 15, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHCILE WAS A COMPLETE STOP AND IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILED ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA ID
986891
Incident
Apr 30, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jun 12, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN COLLISION. *DH

NHTSA ID
505222
Incident
Dec 1, 1994
Airbags
Filed Mar 7, 1996
Crash reported

DURING IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980410
Airbags
Filed Dec 6, 1995

STEERING WHEEL HUB THAT COVERS AIR BAG IS PEELING OFF DISABLING THE HORN. TT

NHTSA ID
976230
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Dec 5, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SEATS BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
976041
Incident
Dec 2, 1995
Airbags
Filed Sep 14, 1995
Crash reported

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON 12:00 (FRONTAL) COLLISION. TT

NHTSA ID
972046
Incident
Sep 13, 1995
Airbags
Filed Aug 25, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION. TT

NHTSA ID
971064
Incident
Nov 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes27Transmission10Engine9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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