This vehicle was involved in 3 accidents all with the front end. The air bags never deployed in any of the accidents. 2 of the accidents were dead center hits. 1 accident involved the bumper. Ph *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**769300
1996 Chevrolet Astro: airbags did not deploy in a crash
8 of the 263 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Astro describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
When applying brakes on dry pavement pedal went to the floor, causing extended stopping distance, and resulting in a collision. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy, and the driver's seat belt did not lock up. Please give any further details.
Driver rearend vehicle in front with a 35mph - 40 MPH impact due to brake failure. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy, and driver's seatbelt did not lock up, causing loss of protection and injuries.
Consumer was involved in a right side impact collision totaling the vehicle in which the driver's or passenger's air bags did not deploy. Please give any further details.
Vehicle was impacted at 12:00 position at speed 25mph, driver's side airbag did not deploy.
During frontal impact, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. Speed unknown.
Consumer rea ended a car in front, both air bags didn't deploy.
Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 50mph, 9:00 on front bumper, dual airbags failed to deploy.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Astro no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet Astro?
8 of 263 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Astro (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet Astro?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Chevrolet Astro
Wipers 52Brake failure 14Ball joint 9Fuel pump 8ABS 7Power steering loss 7
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