While stopping at stop light another vehicle ran a red light smashing into consumer's vehicle broadside. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy . *ak consumer was injured in accident.
1996 Chevrolet C1500: airbags did not deploy in a crash
6 of the 227 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 6
- 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
- 19966
- 19953
What owners say
Consumer was traveling about 45mph on highway and he was struck by another vehicle. He was hit by a t-bone fashion. Upon impact, frontal airbags didn't deploy. The dealership was contacted. Driver suffered minor injuries.
While driving about 40-45 MPH vehicle was involved in a frontal collision , the vehicle then hit into a ditch head-on and the airbag did not deploy. The dealer & manufacturer will be notified.
While driving hit bridge rail at curve, went across road & bounced off bridge. Lost control after thrown back on road. Went sideways and then hit a tree, driver's air bag did not deploy. Driver sustained head injury & some bruises.
Drivng at speed unknown, lost control of vehicle, impact 11:00 position, driver's side airbag did not deploy after hitting a pole.
When applying the ABS brakes, the brakes locked up, causing a collision in which the driver's side air bag did not deploy in frontal impact. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet C1500?
6 of 227 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet C1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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