Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Subaru Impreza submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
VEHICLE HIT A CURB ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURY REPORTED. ALSO, NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, EXCEPT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGES, AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE SWIPE ACCIDENT, THE OTHER VEHICLE HIT ME IN THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND BOTH AIR BAGS IMMEDIATLEY DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK AND CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A SIGN, RATHER THAN BEING ABLE TO CORRECT MYSELF. DUE TO THE AIRBAGS BEING DEPLOYED THE CAR WAS TOTALLED VS. BEING FIXABLE HAD THEY NOT GONE OFF AS THERE IS NO FRONT END DAMAGE OR ENGINE DAMAGE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER DROVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MPH WHEN DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT UNDERCARRIAGE OR ANY KIND OF IMPACT, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. REPAIRS FOR RECALL 98V315000/ TOWING APPARATUS WAS DONE IN 2/2000, AND IT WAS REMOVED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK
AIR BAGS DEPOYED BY HITTING A SMALL DIP IN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH OR LESS. DEALER CONTACTED. DUE TO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS DAMAGE TO INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, WINDSHIELD EXPLODED THE REARVIEW MIRROR FLEW THROUGH THE CAR AND SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW, KNOBS CAME OFF THE DASHBOARD. *AK
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING A U-TURN NEAR A CURVE. PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SPEED LESS THAN 5 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND CHECK IT FOR INVESTIGATION. EXTENDED WARRANTY EFFECTIVE. NO RESPONSE IN REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEM. *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER (ATTORNY FOR CLIENT).
BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE TRANSPORT LOOPS SCRAPED THE PAVEMENT AT 10 MPH.
FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE'S TRANSPORT HOOKS SCRAPED THE PAVEMENT WHEN ENTERING A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH.
AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH AND HIT A DEER . DRIVING A T A SLOW SPEED AND BY A DEER, BEING A LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECT, DO NOT FEEL THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT 5MPH FENDER BINDER. IT BROKE THE WINDSHEILD AND BROKE OFF THE REARVIEW MIRROR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CONSUMER WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG RESULTED IN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *DSH
DURING IMPACT ON LEFT ANGLE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WHEN HARD BRAKING, RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD
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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