Airbags
Filed Sep 21, 2023
Airbag Warning Light On
- NHTSA ID
- 11545807
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2023
1998 Volkswagen Jetta 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.
9
Latest Sep 21, 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.
5%
of 192 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.
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 1998 Volkswagen Jetta submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 Jun 4, 2004
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 10075721
- Incident
- May 21, 2004
Airbags
Filed Jun 2, 2004
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERS ON AT VARIOUS TIMES. RETURNED TO REPAIR SHOP TWICE AND AS TOLD NO ERROR CODES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED BY THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS IN WET AND DRY WEATHER ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THE INDICATOR LIGHT ALWAYS DOES GO OFF. I AM THE SOLE DRIVER, ORIGINAL OWNER, ALWAYS SERVICED, NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE CAR, AND NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10074682
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2004
- Mileage
- 120,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 16, 2001
RECURRING ISSUE - AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS LIT AFTER STARTING. TAKES DEALERSHIP A LONG TIME TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX. WE HAVE LOST OVER 2 WEEKS OF USE OF THE VEHICLE SO FAR.
- NHTSA ID
- 744106
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2000
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Sep 22, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND AFTER APPLYING BRAKES REARENDED A MID-SIZED TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 871234
- Incident
- Aug 9, 2000
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Feb 2, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30-35 MPH WHEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IMPACT ALSO CAUSED SEAT BELTS NOT TO RETRACT. *AK CONSUMER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURIED.
- NHTSA ID
- 856086
- Incident
- Jan 28, 2000
Airbags
Filed Sep 14, 1999
Crash reported2 injuries reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 60MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 847679
- Incident
- Aug 22, 1999
Airbags
Filed Aug 19, 1999
NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS (DRIVER/PASSENGER) DURING FRONTAL COLLISION. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 548045
- Incident
- Jul 29, 1999
Airbags
Filed Sep 8, 1998
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 827678
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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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