Consumer was driving approximately 50 MPH when she began braking to avoid stopped traffic. Brakes failed and consumer rearended another vehicle. The air bag did not deploy.
Buick Roadmaster no deployment problems
15 of the 330 owner complaints about the Buick Roadmaster describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 1992 model year.
- owner complaints
- 15
- worst model year
- 1992
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 19961
- 19943
- 19934
- 19927
Often reported together
What owners say
Consumer was driving at approx 35 MPH, heading north, middle lane, another driver in a truck was in right lane made a u-turn in front of consumer's vehicle, causing consumer to hit truck on left driver's side head-on, airbag did not deploy, caused a series of injuries.
In an accident at 30-35mph at 12:00 position, the driver's side airbag did not deploy and driver received serious injuries.
Vehicle hit a tree and air bag did not deploy.
Head-on collision, dual airbags did not deploy, totalled both vehicle.
Dual air bags did not deploy after hitting a dump truck with the right front side of the vehicle at 50mph.
The consumer was in an accident and the driver and passenger side air bags did not deploy and the passenger side seat belt came out the buckle.
Involved in a head on collision and the drivers side airbag did not deploy. Please describe. Tt
Consumer was in an accident and the driver side air bag didn't deploy . Tt
Driver's side airbag did not deploy during front end collision; broadsided another vehicle during three car collision. Tt
Related recalls
Air bags
- What is wrong
- These vehicles were shipped with both the supplemental inflatable restraint caution label and a roof rack caution label installed on the same side of the sun visor. This does not meet the requirements of fmvss no.208, "occupant crash protection."
- Risk
- Consequence of non-compliance: operators could fail to notice and heed the warning labels.
- Remedy
- A new roof rack caution label, with installation instructions, will be sent directly to owners. Owners will install the label or have their dealer install the label for them.
Recall number 95V215000 · Recall details
Questions about the Buick Roadmaster no deployment
Which Buick Roadmaster years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1992 (7 complaints), 1993 (4 complaints) and 1994 (3 complaints).
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