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.
13
Latest Oct 31, 2023
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.
22%
of 60 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.
6
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 1990 Plymouth Acclaim 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
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 31, 2023
2 injuries reported
July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally when the car stopped rolling I was in the back seat no longer in the front passenger seat to end up in the backseat when I was sitting originally in the front passenger. I was injured severely due to the lack of my seatbelts working correctly and it caused me to have a broken back and eight places a broken pelvis that pierced my liver and gallbladder and broke my collarbone legs and arms I had to be given full blood transfusion and I maxed out the other cars insurance and my uninsured motorist ins while my injuries pain and medical was over $150000 I only received a few thousand and now have chronic pain and related health issues due to the damage to my liver
NHTSA ID
11552816
Incident
Jul 12, 2017
Airbags
Filed May 18, 2004
Crash reported
ON MARCH 16, 2004, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON ICY PAVEMENT, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A TREE INSTEAD. UPON IMPACT, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB
NHTSA ID
10073830
Incident
Mar 16, 2004
Airbags
Filed Oct 2, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING A FRONTAL COLLISON CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUFFER FRACTURED FEMUR, FRACTURED RIGHT ORBIT, FRACTURED CHEEK BONE AND NOSE, THE FACIAL FRACTURES WERE FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. *ET
NHTSA ID
784911
Incident
Sep 15, 2000
Airbags
Filed Sep 22, 1999
Fire reported
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CAUSED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND CASUED WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
NHTSA ID
842178
Incident
Aug 9, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jul 13, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
NHTSA ID
842191
Incident
Jul 1, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jul 16, 1998
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HIT A DECORATIVE ROCK WHICH SCRAPPED THE UNDERNEATH PORTION OF VEHICLE, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, FRONT BUMPER WAS NOT AFFECTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
825477
Airbags
Filed Mar 30, 1998
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT. OWNER HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
822149
Incident
Mar 27, 1998
Airbags
Filed Jan 9, 1998
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD. DIDN'T HIT A BUMP OR ANYTHING, IT JUST WENT OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
NHTSA ID
819750
Incident
Nov 17, 1997
Airbags
Filed Sep 12, 1996
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING IN ORDINARY TRAFFIC, AIRBAG EXPLODED, NO KNOWN REASON, STUNNED DRIVER, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HIT CURBS, SPEED 30 MPH.*AK
NHTSA ID
802320
Incident
Apr 12, 1996
Airbags
Filed Apr 3, 1996
OTHER: AIR BAG PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601422, 601423, 601428) *DH
NHTSA ID
503129
Incident
Apr 3, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jun 14, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING, HIT A DIP AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT
NHTSA ID
966909
Incident
Jun 2, 1995
Airbags
Filed Mar 1, 1995
OTHER: WEAK PLASTIC AIRBAG RETAINER CLIP, CAUSING AIRBAG MODULE TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. *AW
NHTSA ID
481548
Incident
Feb 14, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jan 26, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
UPON IMPACT WITH A DEER, AT APPROX. 30-35MPH, FRONTAL CRASH, AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EMMITTED A SMOKE SMELL POWDERY SUBSTANCE, WHICH CAUSE BURNS TO WRIST. TT
NHTSA ID
959179
Incident
Jan 26, 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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